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TIL the average $1 bill has been contaminated with vaginal bacteria, microbes from mouths, DNA from pets and viruses and drugs

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14Zd TIL that methamphetamine was nicknamed panzerschokolade (“tank chocolate”) during WWII because of how common it was used among German soldiers
KOVLQ TIL about “Craniofacial Duplication”, a rare condition in which a person is born with two sets of lips and eyes, as well as 2 noses!
N7lRe TIL that Tierra del Fuego was once referred to as Fireland in English
5VPKR TIL that the longest English word is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," which is a type of lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust
gMo5W TIL The only person to serve prison time for the Iran-Contra Scandal was a minister who in protest stole a street sign named for John Poindexter.