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TIL When vaccines and similar treatment were first introduced in the 18th century, religious leaders condemned them, saying that diseases are sent by God to punish sinners. To try to cure sinners would be going against God’s will.

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X0vK8 TIL In 1987, genetic fingerprinting (DNA profiling) was used in a US criminal court for the first time. The convicted criminal served twenty-two years in prison.
59bP TIL the toxic surfactant, Corexit, pumped into the gulf by the hundreds of thousands of gallons by BP after the Deepwater Horizon spill, was 52 more times toxic when in combination with oil. That is to say that the oil left alone by itself would have been less toxic and easier to clean up.
EgWnx TIL that Nolan Gould, who is best known for playing Luke Dunphy on the hit TV show Modern Family, who is portrayed as being not very intelligent, is a member of Mensa. In an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show he stated his IQ was 150.
B5Ke TIL the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia employs 74 cats to take care of rodents. These cats are so important that they even have their own press secretary, and there are special kitchens in the Hermitage that prepare food for them.
epwDb TIL humans have left over 187,400 kilograms (413,100 lb) of material on the Moon.