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TIL that .tv domain originates from the island country Tuvalu, the domain generates 2.2 million dollars which accounts for most of the goverments revenue

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nemZG TIL that Cutter (a division of Bayer) knowingly sold blood tainted with the HIV virus to Taiwan, Malaysia, Argentina, China, and other "less developed countries", effectively infecting thousands of hemophiliacs with HIV.
M8KB TIL Michael Jackson wrote over 40 tracks for Sonic The Hedgehog 3. Although he requested not to be credited(due to dissatisfaction with the sound quality), his compositions made it into the final game.
N4nP TIL U.S. radio host Jerry Klein produced a show where he called for all U.S. Muslims to get tattoos and marks on their IDs which identify them as Muslims. Many listeners expressed support. At the show’s end, he revealed it was a hoax highlighting the dangers of extremism.
y4jl TIL Anthony Perkins found out he had AIDS when he read about it in a tabloid. While he was in the hospital for a facial palsy, someone tested his blood for HIV and sold the results to the Enquirer.
ANkro TIL There’s a chance you might get blown to smithereens if you donate your body to science… Jim Stauffer said the paperwork asked specifically if medical tests involving explosions were OK. “We checked the ‘no’ box on all that,”