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TIL the cure for leprosy was developed by an Irishman in Trinity College, Dublin in the 1950s

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e0ork TIL that dogs can be left or right handed and the preferences are more evenly distributed than in humans.
78ypL TIL possession of child pornography was legal in Japan up untill 2014
N7dZN TIL Tesla and Newton both were celibate and died as virgins. Einstein slept for 10 hours a day.
gMBEy TIL that the Apollo 11 astronauts signed applications to Travelers Insurance Company for space travel accident insurance for their mission to the moon. The policies would insure against accidents but also against "disease endemic to the lunar surface or its environs".
BQRd TIL Jews arrived in India 2500 years ago and unlike many parts of the world, Jews have historically lived in India without any instances of antisemitism from the local majority populace.