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TIL during the 1980s Bayer knowingly sold HIV contaminated blood to Asia and Latin America. About 20,000 people contracted HIV from the results. Bayer paid approx $50M USD to the victims, which averages $2,500 per individual.

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a8dx9 TIL that stealing sand is the largest organized crime activity in India.
ODWa TIL George Washington Custis Lee, the son of Confederate general Robert E. Lee successfully sued the government for its confiscation of Arlington and was paid 150,000 dollars. His lawyer was Robert Todd Lincoln the only surviving child of Abraham Lincoln.
D1wQr TIL that though the phrase "Beam me up, Scotty" is the most well-known quote from Star Trek, it does not appear in any movie or tv episode.
QNZE6 TIL the British National Archives found 29 forgeries, planted within 12 of their files, which all support elaborate claims made about WWII by historian Martin Allen, who is believed to be the only person to check out all those files. But the CPS decided not to prosecute, in part due to his health.
XEVWr TIL the archer fish's most notable attribute is its uncanny ability to fire a "super-soaker" jet of water to knock down its insect prey into the water where it is quickly eaten. They can spray up to 10 ft with astonishing precision while at the same time compensating for the water refraction angle.