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

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pYE4Z TIL of Giordano Bruno, a 16th century Italian philosopher whose extension of Copernicus’ ideas proposed that the stars were suns with their own planets that might support lifeforms. He was executed for heresy by the Church in 1600.
W8mA TIL that 4 US states have completely banned billboards
yVjd8 TIL people used to gamble on the outcomes of battle. In 1691, over £200,000 (£40,000,000 in modern money) was bet on the outcome of the Siege of Limerick alone.
E1bwo TIL that the Groom of the Stool (person in charge of helping the English monarch poop) was a coveted position of power and influence due to the close, intimate access to the King/Queen.
xV8VB TIL of the ancient Greek stoic philosopher Chrysippus of Soli, who initiated the success of Stoicism. He died of laughter at the age of 73 after witnessing a donkey eating his figs.