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TIL that magician duo Penn & Teller utilized the term "Bullsh*t!" because it legally protected the show from allegations of defamation/slander

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R704l TIL Bayer sold blood meds contaminated with HIV. Their lab misrepresented the results of its own research and sold the contaminated meds in Asia and Latin America. As a consequence, people who used them developed AIDS.
R7W57 TIL that on passenger trains in many parts of the world, including many developed countries, the use of a "drop chute" or "hopper" toilet is still common, in which the waste is dropped directly onto or near the track. Signs warn: "DO NOT USE the toilet while the train is stopped at the station".
d8Rx7 TIL that looking at a solar eclipse is not inherently more dangerous than looking at the sun at any other point in time. But outside of an eclipse, people don’t normally stare at the sun for an extended period of time.
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rRGvo TIL that English's formal word for "you" was "you", while "thou" was used to express intimacy & familiarity