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TIL President Harry S. Truman’s administration purposely infected the people of Guatemala with syphilis after WW2.

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GvQ7 TIL that no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
9wBap TIL that, during the Battle for Portuguese independence of 1385 (Aljubarrota), a legendary female baker is said to have killed 8 Spaniards with her bread shovel.
XwLQ TIL there is a butter flavoring that used to be used in microwavable popcorn that causes “popcorn lung,” a dangerous and potentially fatal lung disease. Major popcorn companies only just began disusing the chemical in 2007.
X01yX TIL Stilton cheese cannot be legally produced in the village of Stilton.
69yX TIL: that Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Jason Patric, Keanu Reeves and John Travolta were considered for the role of Jim Morrison in the movie “The Doors” - Travolta was so popular with the original band that they even considered putting the band back together with Travolta on vocals.