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TIL Due to pollution and malnutrition more than 40 million people in mainland China have been diagnosed as infertile.

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VLG TIL: There is a $1,000,000 prize if you can prove anything paranormal. 1,000 people have tried and failed.
9wMv7 TIL The actress Nanette Fabray was one of the first people to perform sign language on television. Fabray was hearing impaired herself and an activist for the deaf. She would go on to be a founding member of the National Captioning Institute and decry loud background music on TV.
NX4gJ TIL Willie Mays wore his cap one size larger so it would fly off while running and would also deliberately slip to the ground to make catches look tougher. He stated his flashy style of play began early in his career where he felt his job was to give fans something to talk about each game.
D1PPp TIL of the plant Silphium, which was believed to conveniently double up as an aphrodisiac and contraceptive, but is now regrettably extinct
nWder TIL These were some real campaign posters from 60s and 70s elections of the United States with examples of jimmy Carter portraying himself as Jesus Christ and Gerald ford portraying himself as the bad boy character Fonzie from happy days