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TIL that the Chinese Community Party under Mao banned Bodybuilding in 1953, calling it a "unproductive and narcissistic pursuit of beauty", the ban was lifted 30 years later

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XEJyr TIL July 21, 2014, Research was published that showed how scientists from Temple University were able to permanently delete the HIV virus from human DNA—snipping out the gene, and allowing the cell’s repair machinery to take over, soldering the genome back together—resulting in virus-free cells.
QJ65X TIL that Christopher Nolan didn't know that Harry Styles was famous when he cast him in Dunkirk, and only selected him for the role because he liked his audition tape.
v16xL TIL that, on August 31, 2001, a standoff ensued between two marijuana enthusiast campground owners and the FBI, leading to the two being shot dead on September 3rd. News of the events would soon be eclipsed by 9/11.
pYN9G TIL mole Robert Hanssen was caught because a tape the FBI paid $7 million in part to get contained a quote from a Patton speech, "the purple-pissing Japanese", and the agent listening to the tape remembered Hanssen using the same phrase once.
5KEp TIL that the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada, 45C, is higher than any temperature ever recorded in either Brazil or Thailand.