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TIL that when Upton Sinclair published his landmark 1906 work "The Jungle” about the lives of meatpacking factory workers, he hoped it would lead to worker protection reforms. Instead, it lead to sanitation reforms, as middle class readers were horrified their meat came from somewhere so unsanitary.

oRvLR TIL that the Allstate "Mayhem" actor Dean Winters, died for about 3 minutes, and was then revived. The infection that caused this also led to two toes and a thumb needing to be amputated.
0ybR TIL that when Roy Horn, of Zigfried and Roy, was “attacked” by the white tiger Montecore, it was because Roy had suffered a stroke on stage and Montecore responded by picking him up to move him out of the way, severing an artery in the process.
j6eAp TIL in 1760s, Lazzaro Spallanzani demonstrated the first contraception and artificial insemination by fitting male frogs with tight-fitting taffeta pants. Fertilization occurred only when they retrieved semen that had been discharged into the pants and painted it onto the eggs.
oBy7R TIL there's a fetish term and concept for people who are aroused by wearing clothing intended for their own gender (men wearing men's clothes, or women wearing women's clothing)
16gV7 TIL a member of Michigan's State House of Representatives tried to cover up an affair with another member of the House by having his staff spread the rumor he had sex with a male prostitute. He was later charged with 4 felonies over the incident