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TIL HIV can’t be transmitted by mosquitoes because the virus can’t survive in a mosquito

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W7XdL TIL the oldest recorded prisoner was an Australian convict named Billy Wallace who died in July 1989, a month away from being 108.
J1wrm TIL about Giles Corey, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem trials. He used a legal loophole and refused to plea, which meant he couldn't be tried. He was then tortured to death, but still refused to plea, allowing his children to claim their inheritance.
QMPk TIL Most black Jamaicans have Irish ancestry, due to the Irish slave population mixing with West African slaves
DpVp TIL that Goldeneye was Ian Fleming’s Jamaican villa where he wrote all 14 Bond novels and you can rent it for $6000/night.
dvOQ TIL Twenty year old Ben Franklin devised a list of virtues to help him live a better life, a list which he followed until he died at age 84. They include: “Imitate Jesus and Socrates” and “avoid trifling conversation”