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TIL A group of female prostitues in Nairobi have become resistant to AIDS

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GYPMj TIL That to run for President of France you need a bank account
D1vRp TIL there are parents that gave up legal rights to their high-school-age children for purposes of qualifying for federal, state & institutional financial aid. The parents are doctors, lawyers, insurance and real estate agents and in some cases have valuable homes and household incomes topping $250K.
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k7Nm TIL that in the late 1600s London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout “Spanko!” before running away