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TIL that male survivors of Ebola Virus Disease can harbor active virus in their sperm, and transmit the disease sexually months after their own recovery.

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LEdp TIL the US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
myR TIL: In the town of Virgin Utah, gun ownership is mandatory for every homeowner.
QJLbE TIL Zoe Saldana is the only person to appear in 2 movies making $2 billion or more in the box office.
Lk6VP TIL the country with the highest percentage of native English speakers is Ireland, followed by UK and New Zealand. Canada ranks as only 56% due to the prevalence of French and First Nations languages.
neKxW TIL a German POW called Georg Gärtner successfully escaped and lived in the US for 40 years before revealing his identity after his wife, who had no idea about his history, became increasingly frustrated over his refusal to talk about his past and threatened divorce. He became a US Citizen in 2009.