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TIL Santa Clause is the “Patron Saint of Prostitutes”

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GYlp7 TIL cockroach farms grow billions of hem to be used in China to eat kitchen waste. After six months of their lifespan they are washed and dried to be sold for cattle feed or their essence to be extracted for medicinal purposes (curing oral and peptic ulcers, skin wounds and even stomach cancer)
oBRNE TIL that Robert De Niro and Robin Williams were backup choices for Jack Nicholson to play Jack in “The Shining”
EgGXw TIL that VLF, used to communicate with submarines, creates a bubble around the Earth that protects us from Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections
mK5P TIL Texas charged a man who knew he was infected with HIV with assault with a deadly weapon after the man committed sexual assault. The court concluded that under Texas’ laws, infected semen could be considered a deadly weapon.
9RWp TIL that the 3 Musketeers bar originally had 3 flavored bars in one package (Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla) hence the name, 3 Musketeers.