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TIL Julius Schmid arrived in NYC as a penniless, partially paralyzed German immigrant. He got a job at a sausage maker where he started selling the leftover animal intestines as condoms. He grew this into a multi-million dollar business eventually being named "the undisputed king of condoms".

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VB0BD TIL that an XY genetic male was born with a womb, and was able to give birth to twins
d8bk8 TIL of the Future Library Project which includes 100 works of literature to remain unread and unpublished until 2114. A thousand trees were planed in 2014 to supply the paper for the anthologies of these works. Each year a new notable author is chosen, most recently Ocean Vuong.
LkoXZ TIL Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was first published as a giveaway for the department store Montgomery Ward in 1939. The story was initially rejected because, in 1930s pop culture, a bright red nose was closely associated with chronic alcoholism and drunkards.
yBme TIL the book “The Complete Far Side” by cartoonist Gary Larson has 1272 pages and weights about 19 pounds
b615N TIL Rabies causes an intense fear of water and induces panic in those offered liquids due to excruciatingly painful muscle spasms that occur when attempting to swallow. This is thought to be the virus's way of "hacking" the brain to encourage its own spread to others via the host's saliva.