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TIL that Isaac Asimov died of AIDS complications and his family covered up the cause of death for 10 years. He had contracted AIDS from a transfusion during heart surgery in 1977

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O1d7 TIL that in the 13th century AD a French monk compounded all human knowledge into a tome of 32 books and 3,718 chapters; ranging subjects from philosophy, biology & psychology to the minutest details of theology, such as the nature of how angels communicate.
BgQQW TIL that several countries have women only parking spaces and they are usually much larger than normal parking spots
Zx4R TIL that Pierce Brosnan was contractually forbidden from wearing a full tuxedo in any non-James Bond movie from 1995-2002
ayvN TIL a man found a newborn baby in the subway, and when he was in family court to give a statement the judge surprised him by asking if he and his partner wanted to adopt. They said yes.
xVlW7 TIL that during WWII, the large crosswelded metal beams that covered the beaches of Normandy on D-day are called Hemmbalken, and were supposed to wreck landing craft that were expected to attack during high tide. The Allies instead charged while exposed during low tide.