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TIL Speedo was the only sponsor to retain Greg Louganis after his announcement of being gay and HIV positive.

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nKkW TIL The US Government and accountability office in 2012 released “a report about reports about reports that recommends the preparation of a report about the report about reports about reports.”
xVQNb TIL Physical attractiveness has a significant influence on judges sentencing. The more unattractive the criminal, the higher the sentence. Results of three studies show a minimum increase of 119.25% and a maximum increase of 304.88%.
GAAb5 TIL that the Voyager and Pioneer probes are on course to pass by several stars in the far future - some within one light-year's distance. The Voyager probes carry messages/music/photos from Earth, while the Pioneer probes have a map of the solar system and a depiction of naked humans.
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X05rX TIL that the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall is almost wholly responsible for a tremendous increase in the popularity of straight razors.