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TIL that in 1988, Cosmopolitan magazine published an article claiming that heterosexuals had little risk of contracting HIV, and that transmission was impossible in the missionary position, long after the best scientific evidence indicated otherwise.

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ymgM TIL Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” has spent a total 923 weeks (17 years, 9 months) on the Billboard 200 chart, including a 741 week (14 years, 3 months) stint after being released. The second longest total time on the chart is 490 weeks.
4jRg TIL that Ashton Kutcher is the co-founder of Thorn; an international anti-human trafficking organization that works to address the sexual exploitation of children using software technology.
xdyo TIL a road called the King’s Highway was built from Boston MA to Charleston SC starting in 1650, on the order of King Charles II. Its northern section had been a Native American path for so long before that it was dug 2 feet into the ground, and it evolved into the first highways in North America.
0db51 TIL that in 1857, New York City installed eleven 47-foot cast-iron fire lookout towers across the city. These towers were manned by volunteers as an early detection system to help protect a city largely built of wood. Today, only one remains, located in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem.
QJPK9 TIL the creators of Spam sued Jim Henson Productions for using the name "Spa'am" for one of Muppet Treasure Island's pig characters. The judge dismissed the suit after trial for failure to prove damages, noting, "one might think Hormel would welcome the association with a genuine source of pork."