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TIL that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation offers $100,000 grants to people trying to make better condoms.

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d8KP9 TIL that John Wilkes Booth's brother, Edwin, was once considered the greatest American actor. He also once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.
DQQAe TIL Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany in 1892 under the name "Stern-Halma" as a variation of the older American game Halma. The name "Chinese checkers" originated in the United States as a marketing scheme.
8aN0a TIl in addition to his sword, Ex Calibur, legendary King Arthur also had a spear named Ron.
l70N7 TIL Senator Henry G. Davis was the 1904 Democratic vice presidential nominee mainly because the party expected him to contribute money to the campaign, he didn't.
LQgkQ TIL that the Umayyad Caliphate destroyed Carthage in 698 AD after conquering the city from the Romans/Byzantines. This last destruction of Carthage put a permanent end to Roman Africa.