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TIL there is a vaccine for Lyme disease, but humans can’t get it because the manufacturer fears getting sued

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KOl9Q TIL that starting in 1985, Australia built 22 small maritime patrol boats which it then donated (yes, donated) to a dozen Pacific island nations. In some cases these vessels are the only meaningful naval presence these nations possess.
YpZnv TIL last words of murderer James French in the eletrical chair were "How's this for your headline? 'French Fries'"
OoJdg TIL that the ancient Chinese bound women's feet in "lotus shoes" measuring three inches in length, as smaller feet on women forced them to walk in a way that was considered erotic.
VMOKp TIL the father of billionaire and Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, Roy Henry Steyer, was a prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials
PYyRG TIL that dental fluoride was discovered due to a chemist investigating the weird staining on the teeth of people living in a small town in Colorado.