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TIL of Phytophotodermatitis, a skin condition caused by exposure to sunlight after handling citrus fruits

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R7951 TIL in 2008 Foo Fighters held a Charity concert for the HIV-denialist group "Alive&Well". In private footage Grohl is seen with founder of the organization Christine Maggiore and Shiflett speaking in support of the Organization. Maggiore died in 2008 of suspected AIDS-related pneumonia.
dDPr TIL That caskets are rectangular and coffins are tapered at the shoulder
gMPy8 TIL there’s a museum in Japan for rocks that look like faces
awlAZ TIL of the Second Summer of Love, a 1980s British social phenomenon that consisted of the rise of acid house music and unlicensed rave parties. The term refers specifically to the summer of 1988, where there was a rise in use of the drug MDMA and mass free parties.
vP1Bj TIL Massachusetts has the lowest rate of road fatalities by population and per mile of any state