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TIL that President W. Bush started a program that gave $15bn to fight HIV/AIDS, it saved 1.1 million lives in Africa and reduced the death rate due to AIDS by 10%.

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9wOLG TIL that Niagara Falls consists of 3 waterfalls, rather than 2. The falls consist of the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Bridal Veil Falls (which is significantly smaller than both the Horseshoe and American Falls).
4XeLa TIL that an 18-year-old man lost his life saving a baby girl and her mother, during rampaging floods in the Philippines. He was swept away as he helped them reach cover. He’d already saved more than 30 people from the floodwaters and had helped evacuate his family.
4kPBg TIL In the US coroners are elected by the public, a medical degree is not a requirement and often the only requirements are to be of legal age and with no criminal record. The public is not always aware of this, which leads to unqualified people getting voted in just because of party affiliation
pY7BN TIL that Kim Jong-il had a plan to breed giant rabbits to feed the poor. He bought 12. When his supplier asked if he wanted help breeding them, an official notified him that Kim had eaten them for his birthday.
X0DAP TIL FDR survived an assassination attempt 3 weeks before taking office. After a speech in Miami, six shots were fired at FDR from 16 feet away. FDR wasn't hit because a woman in the crowd grabbed the shooter as he fired. She briefly lost hearing in one ear and her cheek was "smudged with gunpowder."