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TIL there is an island which is controlled by both France and Spain for alternating periods of six months

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6EN9Z TIL Bayer sold HIV and Hepatitis C contaminated blood products that caused up to 10,000 people in U.S.A alone to contract HIV. After they found out they pulled it off the shelves in the U.S. and sold it to countries in Asia and Latin America so they wouldn't lose money from it.
4kL0w TIL Douglas Crafut, an American radiographer, may have committed suicide by radiation poisoning
DQd1D TIL that in the Old West people used to wipe their butts with corn cobs
DdZY TIL In 1912 three men set out to recover emperor penguin eggs from Antarctica. It was so cold one man’s teeth chattered so violently that they shattered. When he returned to the UK the National History Museum refused to accept the eggs.
LkjjP TIL that begging in Hong Kong is illegal and has a maximum penalty of HKD 500 (USD 64) and one-year imprisonment