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TIL Astronaut Ice Cream has never been taken into space

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X7Oj TIL in 1988 Cosmopolitan claimed that unprotected sex with an HIV-positive man did not put women at risk of infection and that it was impossible to transmit HIV in the missionary position.
woGwE TIL: Bats are known to address individuals when they communicate. Most species just make broad communication sounds, while bats can have one-on-one conversations and arguments.
arY9 TIL Herpes can immunize you against the Bubonic Plague.
pYakp TIL There is a variant of Chess based on the 1975 sci fi film Rollerball
79vP TIL that Microsoft bought all the rights to a Corbis stock photo called Bliss, better known as the Windows XP default wallpaper, for over $100k, making it the second largest amount of money ever paid to a photographer for a single photograph at the time of sale.