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Jun 24, 2020

TIL of Thalidomide, a "safe" drug made by the german pharmaceutical company Grunenthal, that deformed thousands of babies around the world because it was sold as safe for pregnant women, when it was not. The company never made up for it, and today's FDA rules were created in response to this drug.

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May 06, 2020

TIL that a Dutch scientist is working with other scientists to create glow-in-the-dark trees in hopes to use them as streetlights

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May 01, 2020

TIL the Japanese work philosophy of “kaizen”, where people constantly seek to find ways to improve methods instead of just doing it the same way

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Apr 20, 2020

TIL about Twenty-one: the Alpha of the largest wolfpack in history. Twenty-one never lost a fight, and was a gentle and empathic leader. He loved to wrestle with the pups and letting them win. "Twenty-one was the perfect wolf".

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Mar 28, 2020

TIL, Lego HQ in Billund, Denmark has an underground vault containing every Lego set ever made.

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Jan 30, 2020

TIL about the Halifax Glove Guy, a man who has been prowling the streets of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for almost 30 years picking up and preying on young drunk men. Once in his car he convinces them to try on leather gloves, sometimes not letting them leave until they do. He is still active.

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Dec 02, 2019

TIL the Japanese work philosophy of “kaizen”, where people constantly seek to find ways to improve methods instead of just doing it the same way

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Nov 04, 2019

TIL The football huddle was created by deaf players so they could sign to each other about plays without the opposing team seeing.

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Aug 11, 2019

TIL strippers make $78,000 a year — just as much as the average American attorney.

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Apr 13, 2019

TIL Bill Gates selected 11 condoms of the future, and each finalist was given $100,000 to pursue their quest for a superior condom. Gates says, "The idea is making them easier for people to use in the moment, in the dark, whatever situation they're in."

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