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TIL 11% to 21% of the population was infected during the swine flu epidemic of 2009

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eMjJ TIL that Pat Robertson diverted Rwandan Genocide aid to build a Diamond Mine in Liberia. The Virginia AG whose campaign received $35,000 from Robertson declined to prosecute.
Brj4d TIL: When model/actress Brooke Shields was 10, photographer Garry Gross, with her mom's consent, took nude photos of her in a bathtub wearing adult makeup and covered in oil, and rights to said photos were contested in court.
QJ9ne TIL 30-40% of Vietnamese people have the surname Nguyen. To compare; the most popular surname in America is Smith, shared by 0.8% of the population
Dpke TIL many of the creatures in the ‘Silent Hill’ movie were played by dancers so they could make disturbing movements.
xeBb TIL Hinduism embraces homosexuality and supports the idea of a “third gender.” These people are revered and regarded as semi-divine.