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TIL that the US wouldn’t agree to the 1954 Geneva Accords that would allow Vietnam to hold elections and vote for their own leaders. This refusal was a starting point for the Vietnam War.

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KaWE TIL that in some countries, it’s not illegal to escape prison providing no other laws are broken, as it’s human nature to want to escape.
okZY TIL There is a fruit by the name of Black Sapote or “chocolate pudding fruit” which tastes like chocolate pudding and is actually low in fat and has about “4 times as much vitamin C as an orange”.
YBnA TIL pubic lice are on their way to becoming an endangered species…
P1apn TIL about Eddie Waitkus, who was the inspiration for Robert Redford’s character in “The Natural.” Waitkus almost died in 1949 after being shot by an obsessed female fan. It is one of the earliest recognized cases of criminal stalking
5YE9k TIL the country if Lesotho has an HIV rate of 24%, with 40% of urban women under 40 being HIV positive