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TIL that Amanda Knox, while imprisoned, was falsely told she had HIV. This led her to list her sexual partners, which then leaked to the media. This incident is seen as a possible strategy by authorities to probe her personal life for a possible accomplice in the Meredith Kercher murder case.

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YvXA TIL Between 1898 and 1994, the U.S. government intervened successfully to change governments in Latin America a total of at least 41 times.
wLAxJ TIL For the 1939 World Fair, Pontiac Built A clear plexiglass car for $25,000. Sold at auction in 2011 for $308,000.00.
8rVG TIL only about half of Americans who go to college actually get a degree, making America’s completion rate worse than Slovakia
rN5o1 TIL that Fair Oaks, CA is home to over 200 wild chickens that roam around various parts of the town.
jEWR TIL that Europeans traditionally swam the breaststroke, while Native Americans swam the front crawl. When two Native Americans won an 1844 swimming competition in England, newspapers criticized their barbaric, “un-European” form. Europeans refused to use the faster front crawl for decades.