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TIL race means a subgroup within a species, which is not scientifically applicable to humans because there exist no subspecies within modern humans

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vgyL TIL American pediatrician Saul Krugman deliberately infected thousands of mentally disabled children with Hepatitis B between 1950-1972 to further his research in vaccinology. He was made president of the American Pediatric Society in 1972.
KONn6 TIL that in 1995 an American army vet stole a tank and drove it in the streets of San Diego
N6v6 TIL During World War 2 all venomous animals at the London Zoo were killed at the beginning of the war in case the zoo was bombed and the animals escaped
Egnxw TIL actor Albert Brooks’ birth name was Albert Einstein and his brother is actor Bob Einstein.
Oo0vg TIL that the lunar surface is strewn with more than 100 manmade items, from bags of urine to monumental plaques.