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TIL: Will Ferrell has a 7.8 Million dollar bird sanctuary

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eRG5 TIL that in some countries (such as Zimbabwe) it is commonly believed that sex with an albinistic woman cures HIV. This has led to rapes and subsequent spread of HIV.
jNEKn TIL: J. R. R. Tolkien used the name "Bag End" as a calque of "cul-de-sac", to poke fun at the British use of French terms.
rRYQd TIL leafy green vegetables account for more food born illnesses than meat. Researchers are especially worried about the "ready-to-eat" salads sold in many stores.
yQ4lX TIL That Sri Lanka only became an island in 1480, when a cyclone destroyed the land bridge connecting it to mainland India.
5VKJn TIL that the oldest person in the world is 116 years and 116 days old TODAY