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TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes

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9YJvD TIL of the RP FLIP (Reserach Platform FLoating Instrument Platform), a 355 foot long boat that can fill the front 300 feet with water ballast. Once full, the boat will upend 90 degrees with the aft 55 feet of boat acting as a vertical platform out of the water, like a spar buoy.
woA61 TIL that older people in Singapore get more time to cross the road at traffic lights. They can tap their concession card on the button, and the green light stays on for up to 13 seconds longer.
KY67E TIL about one in every 220 Americans was addicted to opioids in the 1890s, mainly from patent medicines, and one of the most popular treatments for addiction was injections of 'bichloride of gold', which sounded impressive but had no medical effects
xVKV7 TIL of a new disorder "Orthosomnia," wherein someone is so obsessed with getting good sleep that they actually lose sleep over it.
4j65 TIL that “The Rainbow Fish”, a children’s book meant to encourage sharing and giving, is criticized as “promoting Socialism”.