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TIL that AIDS was originally called GRID, short for Gay Related Immune Deficiency

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nWknB TIL Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower was originally planned for 80 floors tall, but it was shortened at the order of the Federal Aviation Administration who declared anything taller than 75 floors in downtown Houston would be a hazard to air navigation
newxB TIL VR has been shown to effectively reduce racism in various research studies.
9YYJD TIL In 1990, NY Yankee Andy Hawkins pitched a "no-hitter" but still lost the game.
1aDDD TIL of the Guano Islands Act of 1856; a US law that enabled citizens to claim unclaimed islands containing guano (bird excrement) in the name of the United States- due to its use as a fertilizer.
P81E TIL a Polish soldier named Witold Pilecki voluntarily entered Auschwitz; he eventually escaped and wrote the World’s 1st ever record of the Holocaust