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TIL in 1946 US researchers used prostitutes to infect prison inmates and insane asylum patients to test the effectiveness of Penicillin.

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J1Zol TIL that Judith Deutsch-Haspel, the most decorated competitive swimmer in Austria in 1935, refused to compete in Hitler's 1936 Olympics, along with two other Jewish women swimmers. Austria erased her from the record books and banned her from future competitions.
b6gAZ TIL Mary Ann Cotton (1832-1873) Was Britain’s First Documented Serial Killer
oR7LE TIL kiwis (the fruit) are considered berries, as are tomatoes, bananas and pomegranates.
VBAV0 TIL that a bird(penguin) can go to greater depths in the ocean than most fish
neJ1W TIL grasshopper mice are unique in the rodent world because they eat a meat-based diet, including eating other mice, and are immune to scorpion venom - their bodies have evolved to use the toxin as a painkiller. They also howl at the moon, which lends to their nickname "werewolf mouse."