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TIL that all the contributors of the psuedoscientifc AIDS denial magazine ‘Continuum’ died of clinical conditions caused by AIDS

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KOE7w TIL that in Germany, it is illegal to kill any animal that is a vertebrate "without proper reason" like the animal being ill or a danger to humans. Because of this, all German animal shelters are no-kill.
69Mww TIL that giant sequoias actually depend on forest fires to reproduce, due to their cones being serotinous and needing fire for them to dry out, open, and release their seeds.
M7bPa TIL Mormons believe the Garden of Eden is in Missouri, and that Jesus will resurrect there!
KOP04 TIL That Paul Stanley of the band Kiss was unable to hear on the right side due to a birth defect. As a kid he found it difficult to determine the direction of a sound, and he could not understand speech in a noisy environment. He was taunted by other children for his deformed ear.
EaN0 TIL Scorpion Venom is the most expensive liquid on earth, at almost $39 million a gallon. Next closest on the list in king cobra venom at $152K a gallon with LSD close behind at $122K a gallon