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TIL only one submarine has even been sunk by another while both were submerged

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9YAMM TIL that a man was cured of HIV in 2007 with a bone marrow transplant from someone with genes resistant to HIV. He's the first person to ever be cured.
AD0pw TIL of The Architect of Sleep a Scifi/fantasy novel about an alternate earth where raccoons developed opposable thumbs instead of apes. It was intended to be a trilogy.But, furries became obsessed with it, causing the author to refuse to finish it.
7rrBX TIL that the original author of Thomas the Tank Engine (The Railway Series) has created an extensive Island of Sodor book with the complete lore of Sodor, from the history of the railway to the island itself. The book is rare, and goes for $500 or more.
DQE9V TIL Kandahar, Afghanistan may have derived its name from Alexander the Great, who founded the city around 330 BC.
x6oZD TIL about Dick Rocket who is CEO of a space company