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TIL over 30% of the land in England is still owned by the aristocracy and landed gentry, and half the country belongs to just 25000 owners

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v1KPK TIL London's "Continuum Magazine," which for years promoted the idea that HIV was a social construct created to stigmatize gays, shut down after all its editors died of AIDS.
N7vWE TIL about the Cagots, a highly persecuted minority on the French-Spanish border, who were the same ethnicity and religion as their persecutors.
16obD TIL When Al Capone reached prison he was diagnosed with neurosyphilis, and eventually paroled early based on his reduced mental capabilities.
lop7A TIL Scientists have found that people who abstain from alcohol are also more likely to lack social skills, have higher levels of anxiety and have more mental health issues than those considered heavy drinkers.
JY1Xm TIL: Any American can add an uninhabited island to the US as long as it has bird poop on it