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TIL In the 1940s, U.S. Researchers Infected Hundreds of Guatemalans With Syphilis. The Victims Are Still Waiting for Treatment.

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xK95 TIL if you throw a banana in front of a colony of bees they get really pissed off, because the pheromone that makes bees agitated is the same compound that makes bananas taste like bananas.
DYlP TIL the word “oxymoron” is an oxymoron. The Greek word “oxy” means “sharp” and “moron” means “dull”.
7r5X TIL the Bedlam asylum was one of most popular tourist attractions of 18th century London. Visitors paid a penny to watch suffering inmates. Entry was free on Tuesdays.
Ok1R TIL a National Geographic photographer (Arctic specialist) felt “true love” for, and nurtured by, a 1000 lb. leopard seal that could “kill you in an instant” He spent 4 days in the water with her while she continually tried to feed him penguins. (On the link story starts around 51 minutes in)
JYMRB TIL of Mr Prawo Jazdy who committed more than 50 traffic offenses and was known to be the worst driving offender in Ireland. An investigation uncovered the fact that Prawo Jazdy is the Polish term for "Driving License"