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TIL that Mikhail Gorbachev chose to not have his birthmark removed, because he believed the public would perceive him as being more concerned with his appearance than other more important issues.

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grM9A TIL The Catholic Church has paid out over $3bn in the US to settle various abuse lawsuits
L17V TIL Dinosaurs had giant fleas with beaks the size of modern syringe needles.
5YENP TIL The soviet KGB had a secret beauty contest. Katya Mayorova was crowned "Miss KGB".
wjVJ TIL that in India mobile internet was used 4.1 million times per month on average to search with the word ‘rape’ over the past year.Search keywords included “Indian girls raped”, “raping video”,“raped in public”, “little girl raped”, “raping mom”, “father raping daughter” and “raped to death”.
QJrMM TIL Fruit Flies come from INSIDE your fruit as larvae that hatch and become the fly as the fruit on the counter ripens.