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TIL: In the 80s, DC created Hemo - Goblin, a villain that last one issue who give AIDS/HIV if he bites you and he operated in South Africa. He infected several superheroes.

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XE07E TIL a South African political party formed in 2008 under the name "The National Party". This just happens to be the same name as the party famous for establishing Apartheid in South Africa. The party claims to have no relation to the original National Party of Apartheid.
4XMWg TIL there's an ancient whistled language that's now "spoken" by only a few people
8eLjb TIL Michael Jackson frequently used to prank call Russell Crowe even though the two had never met
GAZRN TIL Juan Peron's hands were cut off and stolen by a grave robber after his death.
R7Wo8 TIL during the Siege of Leningrad during WW2, many soviets within the city resorted to cannibalism. Over 2500 people were caught and arrested for cannibalism, including a mother who smothered her eighteen-month-old to feed her three older children