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TIL that men have nipples because of the way the embryo develops

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vw67 TIL that the doctor who discovered that hand washing prevented the spread of disease was committed to an asylum, where he died after being beaten by the guards.
YmNG TIL that a guy died in 2012 after being hit by two cars. He had apparently been trying to create a bigfoot hoax by wearing a ghillie suit and walking on a highway.
6EgOJ TIL that 12,000 bears are farmed for their bile in Asia which is used in traditional Chinese medicine and generates $2bn per year. Farming always involves surgery on the bears to insert a catheter or to cut a hole through the abdomen by which the bile leaks. Bear bile has no medicinal effect.
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jNWxX TIL That John Malkovich won the award for the best supporting actor for his role in the movie Being John Malkovich