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TIL During WWII Unit 731 of Japan who were responsible for some of the most brutal experimentation on captives were secretly given immunity by the US in exchange for their data obtained through human experimentation.

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gRLL TIL the real guy behind the ‘Bad Luck Brian’ meme purposefully looked goofy for the picture he is known for. He purchased the vest at a thrift store and rubbed his face to get the awkward redness.
AN00l TIL France recycles 96% of it's nuclear waste from powerplants
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loB4N TIL that Mithridates VI was so paranoid of being poisoned that he slowly drank small amounts of it throughout his life in order to gain an immunity. When he was captured by the Romans, he tried to kill himself with poison but could not
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