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TIL that modern HIV treatments can both prevent transmission of the virus and also prevent its development into AIDS

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8aLpK TIL that pine trees can produce a soapy foam after a heavy rainfall, due to rain water dissolving chemicals from the tree bark as it flows down the stem of the tree.
yVkXa TIL Doritos from Mexico taste different than Doritos from the United States.
R79Bw TIL In 2011, near Syracuse, N.Y., a man riding bareheaded in an anti-helmet law rally lost control of his cycle, went over his handlebars, hit his head on the pavement and died. A state troopers said he motorcyclist likely would have survived the accident if he'd been wearing a helmet.
QJQQe TIL that Queen Elizabeth II was a mechanic and truck driver during WW2. She's the only female from the royal family in British history to join the armed services.
VMERm TIL that Catholics are forbidden from keeping the ashes of cremated loved ones at home, scattering them, dividing them between family members or turning them into mementos, the Vatican has ruled.