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TIL that it was not until 1985 that president Ronald Reagan publicly "uttered" the word “AIDS”.

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WkXQN TIL the large anime genre known as "Magical Girl" was originally inspired by the 1964 American fantasy sitcom "Bewitched"
X04j TIL That if you tape two halves of a ping pong ball to your eyes, and stare at a red light while listening to static, you will have complex and vivid hallucinations.
a8e7L TIL 2008 US Air Force Base B-2 accident, the most expensive aviation failure was caused due to condensation of water in air data sensors.
womeE TIL that in Soviet-occupied Estonia, 1980's TV show Dallas became popular on modified TV's when it aired in Finland. Thousands of people would drive to the northern tip of Estonia just to watch the show.
BrKnL TIL Ancient Roman spies used urine as invisible ink to write secrets between the lines of their official documents, hence the saying: "read between the lines." The messages appeared only when heated.