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TIL that women wearing red clothing are viewed by men to be more receptive to romance (and considered more attractive). [Fixed title]

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9YZbr TIL in 1983, the American Association of Blood Banks was told by the CDC that their blood supply was infecting people with the AIDs virus, but they refused to screen the supply due to cost concerns.
oR4YR TIL that the outer HALOS of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky way are already touching each other. The Galactic collision is already in it's early phase
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Wk8PX TIL US diplomat Larry Lawrence fabricated his military records in order to qualify for burial at Arlington Cemetery in 1997. After the deception came to light years later, his body was disinterred in an unprecedented move in the history of the cemetery.