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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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wLP5W TIL a cow in Poland escaped on its way to the slaughterhouse, broke through a metal fence, swam to a nearby island, and was allowed to live there after its owner gave up trying to recapture it.
xV7M7 TIL Alaric, who became King of the Visigoths and sacked Rome in 410 CE, was conscripted as a Roman soldier earlier in his life. While fighting in the Alpine passes, he likely learned the weaknesses of Rome's natural defenses.
Oo8jg TIL The deadliest natural disaster in American history was the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Historians estimate in between 6,000 to 12,000 fatalities from the hurricane and caused Galveston's fall from being a major city in the US.
wLol6 TIL that when the Queen of England dies, Operation London Bridge will commence. It is an originally secret protocol meant to handle the news and organize the country's 12-day mourn. Several news channel rehearse this even every year, replacing her name with "Mrs. Robinson".
6Jbm TIL: In the U.S. a king bed is bigger than a queen but in the U.K. a queen bed is bigger than a king!