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TIL Australia remained in the Stone Age until European contact in the 17th century.

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9YdPm TIL the 1986 film Top Gun was such a success it grossed $356 million USD & US Navy pilot recruitment increased 500%
M88b TIL that Isaac Asimov contracted HIV from a blood transfusion received during his bypass operation in 1983. His physicians advised him against going public, warning that the anti-AIDS prejudice would likely extend to his family members. He died from HIV complications in 1992.
epWag TIL 1 in 18 people have a third nipple. Sometimes hard to spot at first, sometimes blatantly obvious. Better have a second look in the mirror this morning just to make sure.
MeNo8 TIL African wild dogs vote on pack decisions, like when to hunt, by sneezing. They do this after making a camp for greeting ceremonies called “social rallies”.
0wgGR TIL that before settling on the Butthole Surfers, the band went by many names including Fred Astaire’s Asshole, the Right to Eat Fred Astaire’s Asshole, and the Inalienable Right to Eat Fred Astaire’s Asshole