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TIL Christine Maggiore founded the HIV/AIDS denialism group Alive and Well. Maggiore herself then died of aids in 2008.

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0wbeM TIL Ben Enwonwu was one of the first African artists to win critical acclaim, having exhibited in Europe and the US. During her visit to Nigeria in 1956, Queen Elizabeth II commissioned and sat for a portrait sculpture by Enwonwu and a crater on Mercury is named in his honour
xOn5 TIL when Christopher Reeve was in ICU after his spinal injury, Robin Williams surprised him by dressing up as proctologist. Reeve wrote “"For the first time since the accident, I laughed.”
OGLag TIL Nathaniel mentioned in John 1:45 is Bartholomew as mentioned in Mathew 10:3
XEZV8 "Normal brains automatically place themselves in the perspective of others, while psychopaths have to actually make an effort to do so."
Px5G TIL Mohawk Indians were instrumental in building many NYC bridges and skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building. This both contributed to, and was the result of, the myth that American Indians have no fear of heights.