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TIL Polished Anus Syndrome (Perianal Dermatitis) affects around 5% of the US population. It is caused by wiping too hard with dry toilet paper.

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4Zm5 TIL the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act protects your right to use independent repair shops and parts (contrary to what Apple and other electronics makers are doing with “Warranty Void” stickers)
E1jWP TIL at least 98% of Poland's Jewish population was murdered in the Holocaust. They constituted half of the total Jewish population murdered over all.
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