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TIL The US Marine Corps and the Dept of the Navy allowed thousands of people to drink contaminated water at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base Camp over the course of decades.

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dgA8 TIL of exploding teeth, a medical condition that occurred in the 19th century and remains unexplained.
lon5r TIL about the "Anchoring Bias," the tendency to use initially presented information to make subsequent decisions. It is a widely studied psychological phenomenon, useful in salary negotiation, haggling, and sales.
l7NKr TIL that TIL stands for "today i learned" and not "throwback in life"
1aLKD TIL about Don Ritchie, "The Angel of the Gap", who, over the course of his life, successfully talked down over 160 people from jumping at a popular suicide spot near Sydney, Australia. For his efforts he was awarded the Order of Australia medal in 2006.
GYx5j TIL that there exist a product known as a Pig Toilet where a person poops and the pigs eat up the feces