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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.

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VBdRQ TIL almost every elites in Atlanta boycotted event honoring MLK's Nobel Prize win. When Coca Cola threatened to move HQ away from Atlanta, 1200 people attended the event.
d89J9 TIL in 2006 a design for masks made out of pre-shrunk T-shirts was published for situations when N95 masks were unavailable.
AB8B TIL Samaritans still exist, but there are only ~800 left comprising 4 extended families
Z8AmQ TIL Ernst Röhm was a close friend of Hitler, a top Nazi leader, and a homosexual. Hitler was aware of Röhm's homosexuality. They were so close they addressed each other as du (German familiar form of "you"). No other top Nazi leader enjoyed that privilege.
rdo4 TIL: Cuttlefish are considered one of the ocean’s most intelligent creatures and are an important example of advanced cognitive evolution in animals.