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TIL that approximately 67%-70% or two-thirds of the world is already infected with herpes(HSV-1 to be specific)

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wLE9E TIL: During the Thirty Years' War, Count Von Tilly of the imperial army declared that if anyone in Rothenburg ob der Tauber could drink a tank of wine (3.25 liters) in one go, he would spare the town and move on. The mayor of the town obliged, prompting the army to leave.
6VZ TIL Elizabeth Taylor suffered from a rare genetic mutation, distichiasis, that resulted in double rows of eyelashes and that usually has horrible complications.
JY9jV TIL of Alexei Berest, who was the Soviet soldier that raised the flag over the Reichstag during the Battle of Berlin. He was not given recognition for his role in lifting the flag for unknown reasons. He later died in 1970 after saving a child from being hit by a train.
grO5X TIL the person who has spent the most time on television screens is Carol Hersee. She was the subject of the BBC's test cards between 1967 and 1998. She spent an estimated 70,000 hours on the screen, or about 8 continuous years.
R5859 TIL ye dats wat al da homies talk bout mane neva losin dat drip git ma sel dat gud mind ya vibin ay yo ma G don play mane gotta live dat OG life tellin ya ma boi dis gucci mane wit al dem bruddaz in da hood talk dat flo dog hol tigh fo dat high yall wish fo jus gettin deez nutz