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TIL In order to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, Vancouver has a facility where Heroin addicts receive free needles and can “shoot up” in the facility.

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Mepbm TIL of Björn Again, a parody band of Swedish pop group ABBA. They sing in "Swenglish" and use the stage names of Agnetha Falstart, Benny Anderwear, Frida Longstokin, Björn Volvo-us, Rutger Sonofagunn, and Ola Drumkitt. They've played private parties for Bill Gates, Russel Crowe, and Vladimir Pootin.
aapo TIL Chinese water snake oil reduces inflammation due to being rich in Omega-3. In the 1800’s, Clark ‘The Rattlesnake King’ Stanley, sold ‘100% Snake Oil’. It did not actually contain any snake oil. Hence the term ‘Snake Oil Salesman’.
kON1e TIL the WHO runs a diagnosis database that is so detailed, it has its own code (V91.07) for patients being injured because their water skis caught on fire.
BmDe TIL that a parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii, can change rodent behaviour by reducing their ability to sense feline predators making them easy prey. The parasite can then pass from rodent to cat and then cat to human.
0VD1 TIL papercuts hurt so much because they bleed very little, if at all, leaving the skins pain receptors open to air