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TIL that “Slim Goodbody” (aka: John Burnstein) is still touring and lecturing (in his anatomically-correct spandex) after 45 years.

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R7Eo9 TIL Japanese researcher Akita Endo tested 6000 compounds in search of a cholesterol-lowering drug before discovering that a mold found on a rice sample found in a grain shop was highly effective. His discovery lex to of statins prescribed to millions of people to prevent heart disease.
EmGx TIL The Jeddah Tower is being constructed in Saudi Arabia. It will take the title of world’s tallest building from the Burj Khalifa and they were both designed by the same American architect.
Oap7 TIL that UPS, FedEx and other delivery companies receive about 7,000 parking tickets per day in NYC alone, contributing $102 million per year to the city’s budget
MXX7 TIL Housewives had a device that would charge 10 cents to ring the doorbell to prevent salesmen from harassing them
eMN5 TIL: in 2012 a proposal was made in the Netherlands to create legal, VIRTUAL child pornography to help satisfy pedophiles’ needs and hopefully make them less likely to act out their fantasies.