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TIL There is a town in Michigan called Hell and it is for sale for $999,666.

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DQeap TIL that chemical castration is not some permanent process that burns off an offender's gonads or their ability to function (and reoffend). It's just a medication they take to suppress their sex drive temporarily, and when they stop taking it, their sex drive comes back, and their organs are intact.
awWXA TIL Drones were first used by the military over a hundred years ago in 1917.
kO8Qg TIL Penicillin was discovered accidentally after scientist Alexander Fleming left a window open allowing mold to grow on a contaminated Petri dish.
b9YL7 TIL there is a functional link between syphilis and the popularity of codpieces in the 1500s. Syphilis showed up in Europe in 1494 shortly after Columbus returned and codpieces appeared around 1500. The codpiece protected the penis, held medicinal ointments and protected stylish clothing.
OYgL TIL that the Trix rabbit has actually eaten the cereal twice: in 1976 and 1980.