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TIL during the “Tuskegee syphilis experiment” the US Public Health Services studied the natural progression of untreated syphilis despite the “cure” being widely available

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w4WW TIL Video game players decode HIV gene in 3 weeks that researchers were looking for in 15 years!
epMXE TIL that there was a scene in the script for "The Truman Show" that showed a partially-constructed set for a Fijian island, complete with a fake airport and fake airplane, and that Truman very nearly made it there when he was trying to escape town.
MeRYA TIL Loving cats is seen as a act of faith in Islam - there are poems, jokes and stories about the speciality and holiness of cats.
W7YA8 TIL After the assassinations of his brothers President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy; Senator Ted Kennedy lived the rest of his life in fear of being assassinated as well and would jump at loud noises and dive for cover at the sound of a car backfiring.
0wApv TIL the Congo Free State was a money grabbing scheme orchestrated by King Leopold II in the 1890s that caused the death of 10 to 15 million Congolese. One policy in place required a hand for every bullet shot, resulting in whole villages being harvested for their hands.