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TIL the most common cause of testicular injury in the United States is being shot in the balls

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d60B TIL Al Sharpton led the public civil rights involvement of a rape case of Tawana Brawley in which 6 whites (including police officers) were accused of raping the young girl and putting her in a trash bag covered in feces. The jury later found the defendants innocent and the story fabricated.
OGlwa TIL about Edgardo Mortara a jewish boy who was secretly baptized by a catholic servant. After the church learned what happened he was removed from his family.
pY9JA TIL Olive Oyl was the main character 10 years before Popeye in their original comic strip
KODbB TIL That citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble at their own casinos. Only foreigners are allowed to even step foot inside of Monaco's casinos.
epO66 TIL the honey made from rhododendrons has intoxicating effects and is called “Mad Honey.” It has been used as a medicine and as a drug.