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TIL that Atlanta’s HIV rate is so bad that it’s surpassing Third world African countries. Over 35,000 people currently live with the virus.

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mxwGy TIL Indian man sued his parents for giving birth to him.
X0JPP TIL that "genius" is spelled without an "o" , unlike the word "ingenious".
0wEXv TIL about Ron Galella - Dubbed The Godfather of US Paparazzi Culture by TIME - here’s a short article about him & his favorite (obsessed with) subject - Jackie Kennedy Onassis which also led to one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Images of All Time.
PgBL TIL that the actress who played Joanna in “Love Actually” sang so well that they had to edit it to make it seem ‘believable’.
X4BR TIL that in addition to the word “lord” evolving from a word literally meaning “keeper of bread”, “lady” evolved from a word literally meaning “kneader of bread”