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TIL that of married couples the least likely to get divorced is a black woman married to a white man

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w6o6 TIL during his time as President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki banned the use of antiretroviral drugs in hospitals because he did not believe HIV caused AIDS. During his presidency over 330,000 people died of AIDS.
oRRno TIL of the "Forgotten Winchester", a heavily weathered rifle found in leaning against a tree in Great Basin National Park in 2014. It was manufactured in 1882 and round of ammunition recovered from it was dated between 1888-1911. Who left it there and why they never returned is a mystery.
xVeo5 TIL that The Sex Pistols were asked by their manager to write a song called "Submission", hoping they would write about bondage. Instead they wrote a song about a submarine mission.
lVlV TIL of a program called SoftRAM95, claiming to double your RAM without a hardware upgrade. It sold 600,000 copies at $79.95 and did absolutely nothing.
VM0nD TIL La Sape is a subculture centered in Congo, the followers of which keep up with the latest fashion trends and wear expensive clothes despite frequently living in poverty of African slums. They are also known as Congolese Dandies.