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TIL that the "Q" in Q-tips stands for "quality."

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M7Mva TIL During the 50's and 60's, Dr. Chester M. Southam injected patients and prisoners with cancer cells (HeLa cells) for research without their consent. He was reported and suspended for a year despite a cover up attempt. He later became President of the American Association for Cancer Research.
b6RY7 TIL: During Prohibition in the US, it was illegal to buy or sell alcohol, but it was not illegal to drink it. Some wealthy people bought out entire liquor stores before it passed to ensure they still had alcohol to drink.
BA1d TIL A coal power plant produces more radioactive waste than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy
rREdd TIL that on Fleetwood Mac's 1971 tour, one of their guitarists left to "get a magazine" and never came back. When he was found a few days later, he had joined a cult and quit the band.
womb7 TIL the average weight for US men aged 20-74 years rose from 166.3 pounds in 1960 to 191 pounds in 2002