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TIL as of 2015, 19.2% of people in South Africa have HIV.

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rNAk1 TIL The WR pace for running 100 miles is 6:31/mile, and for 50 miles it is 5:48/mile !!!
VBdak TIL a locket containing a picture of Mother Teresa allegedly healed an Indian woman's abdominal tumor. The Vatican deemed it a miracle worthy of canonization, while doctors argued that the cancer was cured by conventional medicine.
kO06B TIL that during the run-up to the Gulf War, Muhammad Ali travelled to Iraq and personally secured the release of 15 American hostages being detained by Saddam Hussein, despite the US Government and press condemning the mission and Ali as 'another egomaniacal celebrity out of his depth'.
5YL0r TIL there is a Pakistan Blind Cricket Council that forms blind cricket teams and organizes games.
9Ymkm TIL an art dealer’s estate included a collage involving a stuffed golden eagle. The IRS valued the work at $65 million, however, the estate argued it was worth $0 as its illegal to sell eagles. As neither party could sell the art, the dispute was settled by donating it to a museum.