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TIL that half of all stars aren’t in a galaxy

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awdYM TIL that Ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) was extensively used in the 1940s and 1950s to treat many diseases including septicemia, pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis, asthma and even poliomyelitis.
e0RBk TIL that the Louvre (Paris) is so big it would actually take me 100 days to see each piece of art of the museum, spending 30 seconds in front of each piece and being in the museum 24/7.
69EA8 TIL something called the "beer mile" exists, where runners must drink a pint of beer for every quarter mile ran. Other variations include a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream for 4 miles, as well as a variation in which runners must solve a rubix cube along with each beer for their mile.
wdBo TIL the rapper Fatman Scoop and his wife have made over 100 episodes of a YouTube sex education show for teenagers who won’t get proper education through their parents or school
evBL TIL The advertising executive that first used sex appeal in ads was a female, and a member of the suffragette movement.