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TIL that when a scientist attempted to blow the whistle on the FDA for approving an unsafe medical device, the FDA installed spyware to record his private emails and surfing activities, and then used the information to smear him and other whistleblowers.

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b9o99 TIL Ethiopia is likely to be the birth place of modern Homo sapiens based on radioactive dating
nekQ9 TIL of Anastenaria,a traditional ritual in Bulgaria and Greece in which participants dance for hours while carrying the icons of the patron saints until entering a state of trance,after which they walk barefoot on burning charcoals without getting burned.
6Eepl TIL of the World's Biggest Liar event, an annual competition for telling lies held in Cumbria, England. Competitors have five minutes to tell the most convincing lie they can, and politicians and lawyers are banned because "they are judged to be too skilled at telling porkies."
6yDw TIL in the UK, the most common cause of death for men under 50 is suicide.
NVQM TIL there is a diamond encrusted Mercedes that will cost you $1000 to TOUCH.