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TIL that Motorola Razr is still being released after first being released in 2004

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KrgQ TIL over 30% of pharmaceuticals sold in developing countries are counterfeit. Roughly 50% of malaria drugs and up to 30% of antibiotics are counterfeit, mostly originating from India. Over 700,000 people die every year from consuming counterfeit drugs.
R79b1 TIL in 1941 California built a prison for violent inmates where cells were unlocked and there was only a short barbed-wire fence around it
ep5l4 TIL that in the early 1900s, you could buy heroin from Sears magazines
E1jox TIL about Thamsanqa Jantjie who was a fake sign language interpreter who is most famous for his actions at Nelson Mandela's funeral where he "signed" incorrectly for world leaders around the world as they spoke.
R71b7 TIL Cwtch (Welsh; pronounced ‘kutch’, rhyming with ‘butch’) is a special hug that makes you feel safe in the world.