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TIL to annoy his captors, an American POW in North Korea would pretend every day that he was riding around on an invisible motorcycle until eventually, his captors “confiscated” the motorcycle and stated that it was “against the rules and regulations.”

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epRjE TIL that the Australian government failed to act on HTLV-1, a retrovirus that affects over 40% of the population of some indigenous communities in Central Australia. Between 5% and 10% of those with the virus will develop a rapidly fatal form of leukaemia.
epw9n TIL The Ancient Romans had a goddess for fever whom they worshipped for protection against malaria
xVMNB TIL A Drug sting in Tulia Texas resulted in the arrests of 15% of the black population. 46 people, 40 of whom were innocent African Americans. The remaining detainees were whites known to have ties within the black community.
0wEm5 TIL The Lion King musical stage performance has made over 8.2 BILLION dollars worldwide.
nKXr TIL that a gymnast born with no legs and abandoned by her parents at birth was inspired by an Olympic gymnast who turned out to be her biological sister!