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TIL retinol was predominantly tested on black prisoners, before being marketed to consumers

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MXAK TIL that the current pope penned a document on how to cover up a pedophile priest scandal
lAgr TIL an entire village in Spain bought tickets in a national lottery. When they won, each villager received at least 100K$, except one man who didn’t buy a ticket.
W7w04 TIL the Whiskey Wars between Canada and Denmark ended in 2022 having both countries no longer a country bordering only one country. Canada to US and Denmark to Germany.
KOQr4 TIL that in aloquongian myth, the windigo's mortal enemy is the weasel- the weasel kills the windigo by entering through it's anus and eating it's heart.
oBmDA TIL in 1899, Denver journalists wrote a fake story that China was tearing down the Great Wall. To their surprise it was picked up by a major newspaper with "confirmation" from officials and illustrations of the wall being torn down. The hoax spread across the U.S. and Europe without being debunked.