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TIL in the US, the How It's Made segment 'Condoms' is instead replaced by a rerun of their 'Rubber Gloves' segment

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rmW0 TIL that on this day 60 years ago, Francis Crick walked into a pub and announced that he and James Watson had “found the secret of life”. Happy discovery birthday DNA!
LvVr TIL that babies put anything/everything into their mouths because it’s where their most-developed nerve endings are.
wLna7 TIL That at the height of Van Halen’s success with Diamond David Lee Roth, Roth had his penis insured with Loyd’s of London. Since others in the group were getting vital body parts insured, he insisted that ‘Little Elvis’ ought to be insured as well because he too would be used heavily on tour.
NE81 TIL Hugh Hefner’s father, a public accountant, turned him down when he needed money to start Playboy as he did not think the magazine was a good business investment. However, as he was about to leave, his mother took him aside and gave him a $1000 cheque from her savings to help his venture
4kADg TIL explorer Captain James Cook was fatally stabbed by a chieftain with a British-made dagger. Cook and his crew had earlier traded the dagger to the local Hawaiians.