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TIL that the people that created the Polio Vaccine did not patent it and instead donated it as a gift to humanity.

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5YGB9 TIL that researchers in South Africa encountered seals that forcibly copulated with King Penguins and on one occasion the penguin was killed and devoured as well.
v1aD8 TIL that upon hearing that kids were more likely to eat spinach and broccoli that had been wrapped up like McDonalds, Anthony Bourdain hatched a plan to wrap disgusting foods up as McDonalds for his daughter, to make sure she grew to hate the fast food chain.
BNer TIL recent US court cases have found that IP addresses alone are not sufficient to ID someone
P1LoZ TIL The Doobie Brothers have a touring band whose members are entirely different to the official rock band. In effect the brand owns a tribute band
kAA1 TIL: According to the federal census of 1830, free blacks owned more than 10,000 slaves in Louisiana, Maryland, South Carolina, and Virginia.