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TIL that Syphilis can be cured by contracting Malaria. (The person who discovered it got a Nobel prize for it)

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74Op TIL the internment of Japanese during WWII cost America $3 billion dollars when Ronald Regan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which explicitly apologized and called it and act of “race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership.”
a8G19 TIL In 2009, a Chinese man jumped into a panda enclosure to retrieve his son's toy. As the panda came rushing at him, he attempted to escape. However, bystanders urged him to stand his ground, thinking the panda was harmless. The panda bit the man on both legs, resulting in a lot of blood loss.
p8DRp TIL that Brazil has more law schools than the rest of the entire world
5YG7D TIL that the German national anthem's first verse (no longer sung on official occasions) mentions 3 rivers and a strait, all of which exist entirely outside the current borders of Germany.
OBGg TIL in the 1st edition of The Hobbit, Gollum willingly bets Bilbo his ring on the outcome of the riddle-game, parting ways amicably. Tolkien changed this to fit The Lord of the Rings. Explaining the original account as a lie made up by Bilbo with subsequent editions containing the “true” account.