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TIL about aaa, a constellation of urological problems described on multiple ancient Egyptian medical papyri. Many archaeologists believe aaa was what is now known as urinary schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection.

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OEde TIL in 1994, the Surgeon General of the U.S. was fired for saying masturbation is “part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught.”
VBQA0 TIL Sonja Farsi and Annie Dookhan, two Massachusetts lab technicians were responsible for handing pver 70,000 cases and around 15,000 false convictions by tampering with and intentionally falsifying drug evidence
RDLj TIL that Moe from The Simpsons, was only given the surname Szyslak so that he would have the initials M.S., and hence be a suspect in the Burns shooting.
1aEYr TIL about a traditonal British pudding called ”spotted dick”, which is made with flour, suet and dried fruits.
NXpY1 TIL: In the UK they call Rube Goldberg machines "Heath Robinson contraptions"