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TIL the term "con man" is short for confidence man

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yV7AJ TIL that “The Girl from Ipanema” is the second most recorded song ever.
Ooa5a TIL that Chinese-run factories in Prato, Italy, the majority of which underpay workers and force them to work in horrific conditions, allow designers to put 'Made in Italy' on their labels, and charge a premium because consumers think they are buying ethically produced goods.
d88aQ TIL MDMA or ecstasy, has been around for a very long time. It's been discovered as early as 1914, and done so by a pharmaceutical company from Germany called Merck. It was patented, but between its discovery and 1960’s when it was rediscovered, there is little mention of the drug
yKAM TIL: descendants of survivors of the Bubonic plague may be immune to the HIV virus.
rN1R1 TIL When a horse and donkey mate they make a mule (or hinnie). Mules are stronger than horses and donkeys of the same size and are more resilient to disease.