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TIL That if the Sun were made entirely of Bananas - It would still be just as hot

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gM8py TIL That thanks to the Plague, 10% of Europeans are immune to HIV.
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OGAL1 TIL About the Hurst Rescue System 1, an AMC Gremlin specially modified to transport an early version of the Jaws of Life, along with first aid and firefighting equipment. It was marketed to municipalities and race tracks as a first responder vehicle.
VB454 TIL The world’s largest Chocolate Easter egg was created in Italy in 2011. It stood over 34 feet tall and weighed more than 15,000 pounds—even taller than a giraffe. It was made entirely of chocolate and set a Guinness World Record for the tallest chocolate Easter egg ever made
vYjD TIL that the number 17 (XVII) was deemed ‘unlucky’ by the Romans and Italians because the Roman numeral was an anagram for VIXI, meaning 'I lived,’ a reference to one’s own death. Thus, Italian buildings do not have a 17th floor and so forth.