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

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aw60A TIL in 2014, a memorial to people killed by dogs, the majority of whom were pit bulls, was mobbed by pitbull owners who prevented people from viewing the memorial with their pitbulls
M1Am TIL that states signed a 20-year contract and promised a 90 percent occupancy rate over that period to CCA to commit to maintaining prisons filled to capacity.
Lv1r TIL Police in the UK have shot dead 5 people in the last 4 years. In the US, this figure is 1600.
p8rlQ TIL about Kushim, the earliest known example of a named person in human history. He lived some 5,000 years ago and evidence suggests that he was an accountant.
XExKP TIL that humans have approximately double the lifespan of our ape cousins because of a gene that we evolved to regulate the effects of our meat-rich diets.