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TIL that the "McDonald's hot coffee" case was not actually a woman being greedy. She suffered third degree burns from coffee served above 180 Fahrenheit, hot enough to fuse the skin on her lap when spilled. McDonald's knew that it was dangerously hot for more than 10 years, and warned no customers.

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X0eYX TIL in 2006 a Romanian man, Florin Fodor, was charged for trying to illegally immigrate to Canada multiple times. He was first deported from Canada in 2000, and then in 2006 he attempted to enter again by sailing from Greenland to Nunavut in a 20 foot fiberglass boat.
GYad1 TIL In 1994, the first polyurethane condoms were produced, designed for people with latex allergies.
j6GxM TIL about the Great British Dog and Cat Massacre of 1939. In which Londoners, to prepare for war with Nazi Germany, voluntarily killed over 400,000 of their home pets in a one month period so as to ease the strain on resources. The deaths were found to be mostly unnecessary.
N79A1 TIL emergency contraceptives work by preventing ovulation so if your ovaries already released an egg they do nothing
KOEjG TIL that Aretha Franklin insisted on being paid for gigs up front and in cash, and would often keep the cash on stage with her in her handbag