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TIL that Cutter (a division of Bayer) knowingly sold blood tainted with the HIV virus to Taiwan, Malaysia, Argentina, China, and other "less developed countries", effectively infecting thousands of hemophiliacs with HIV.

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pY67A TIL Andrew Johnson showed up wasted to his own vice presidential inaguration. Witnesses described his speech as "hostile, inane, incoherent, repetitive, self-aggrandizing, and sloppy", and he kissed the Bible he was to swear an oath on
oBdPA [TIL]Apples sold in supermarkets can be up to a year old when bought.
JYRmQ TIL Mariah Carey has had nodules on her vocal cords her entire life and uses them to her advantage.
nm4Y TIL there is a colorblindness test that different types of color blind people see differently, depending on what animals you see in the picture.
9wMnB TIL that one cubic centimeter of the human body has a higher energy output then one cubic centimeter of the sun.