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TIL: Farting in space can be dangerous

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awlLM TIL that in 1988 the UK banned a song for saying two groups of Irish people had been tortured into wrongful convictions. 3 years later it was found to be true and they were released.
Z8MaD TIL that you pronounce the 'T' in Moët as it is a Dutch name, not French
grj9X TIL that maggot therapy is a medical practice used to clean wounds and promote healing by using live maggots to eat dead tissue
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