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TIL that a mosquito’s digestive system deteriorates HIV before it can be transmitted to another victim.

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VerG TIL there is an insurance policy issued against Alien Abduction, which can be redeemed if the insured person can prove they were abducted by aliens and returned to Earth. Some companies even offer policies for alien pregnancy.
PYyRG TIL that dental fluoride was discovered due to a chemist investigating the weird staining on the teeth of people living in a small town in Colorado.
W9Bo TIL In 2001 54 wine experts were given 2 glasses of same white wine, one dyed red with food coloring. Not one noticed it was the same wine.
GYelJ TIL two men disappeared in the space of three months, they were both stopped by the same officer and he left them at a Circle K. Neither man has ever been found.
N5pQ TIL serial killer Richard Ramirez once shot a woman in the face with a .22 caliber handgun outside of her home. She survived the attack because the bullet ricocheted off the keys she held in her hands as she lifted them to protect herself.