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TIL in 1918 a judge in the USA ruled it was legal for condoms to be advertised and sold for the prevention of disease

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R7vg4 TIL Silly String was invented to be used as an aerosol spray to create an instant cast on broken and sprained bones. It worked, but while testing nozzles it was noticed it produced a 30' string. This inspired the inventor to change the formula to be less sticky, add color, and market it as a toy.
x67D0 TIL 38yo Jerry Seinfeld met a 17yo high school student in a park & groomed her into a reromantic relationship that was public knowledge.
0xRM TIL that Carl Sagan was an avid marijuana user, often using it to give him insight for his work.
6EQ9m TIL Plants can “hear” the sound of running water through pipes in the ground—they will actually grow towards the pipe, eventually bursting through it.
BrV7D TIL For 10 years, Emerich Juettner printed poorly made counterfeit $1 bills (Washington was spelled Wasihgton). He never used more than $1 at a time and never in the same place twice. He was caught only after a fire at his apartment. He was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, and a $1 fine.