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TIL Tracing the Fascinating History of Condoms as Essential Tools for Birth Control and Disease Prevention, from Ancient Innovations to Modern Breakthroughs

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nZgb TIL that hydraulic fracturing (fracking), was often considered too expensive to realistically pursue until an engineer discovered more efficient methods in 1997. Although Nicholas Steinsberger saved his company and changed the industry, he did not receive so much as a bonus.
GVEj TIL A man received 20-life under “intentionally causing a catastrophe” charges after taking apart sandbags in a Missouri River levee during the Great Flood of 1993 in an attempt to strand his wife on the other side and continue partying.
9lmG TIL a man committed to a high-security psychiatric hospital 7 years ago for fabricating a story of large scale money-laundering at a major bank is to have his case reviewed after internal bank documents proving the validity of his claims have been leaked.
KlKR TIL: As late as 1985 there was still 26 states with no drunk driving laws. You could map a 3,700 mile drive from Key West in Florida to the Idaho - Canada border. That would allow you to legally drink the whole drive.
oBxxY TIL Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier take an average of six hours to prepare their uniform. They are also required to memorize 35 pages of information about Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, including the locations of 300 graves and who is buried in each one.