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TIL that survivors of the Black Death may have passed on a gene mutation that produces resistance to HIV.

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yjDl TIL Wild Elephants Live Up to an Average of 39 Years Longer Than Their Zoo Counterparts
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D1GJD TIL that Non-Muslims are forbidden to enter Mecca