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TIL Charlie Sheen's HIV+ status disclosure lead to a 95% increase in the use of over-the-counter HIV testing kits.

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DQQED TIL Credit Scores in the US didnt exist until 1989
LG4d TIL a pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex was found in 2016, shedding light on the evolution of egg-laying as well as on gender differences in the dinosaur
QgNe TIL Women can be topless in public in most states!
gMxa9 TIL Our Sun has "Sunquakes" generating waves reaching 2 miles high and reaching speeds up to 250,000 mph.
GB9j TIL that Rihanna was sued for her use of the sample “Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa” in her song “Please Don’t Stop the Music” because she only got permission for using it via Michael Jackson from his use of the sample in “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin” and not from the original artist Manu Dibango.