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TIL: 10% of Europeans are immune to the HIV virus.

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XWbk TIL Australian-born American actor Errol Flynn & Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard were close friends. According to Hubbard’s son, the two were involved in illegal activities together including drug smuggling and a mutual affinity for underage girls
8aaBK TIL dogs tilt their head because they can't resolve the direction of sound vertically, but humans can because of our ear shape
xBbg TIL when Kurt Cobain committed suicide, then-President Clinton asked Eddie Vedder (who happened to be visiting the White House the next day) if he should address the nation about it. Vedder advised no, because of concerns it might spur copycat incidents.
QJOV9 TIL my great uncle Michael Wilson, writer of planet of the apes, Lawrence of Arabia, bridge of the river Kwai, it's a wonderful life, and much more; was blacklisted by Hollywood for being a communist and uncredited for much of his work.
wLay1 TIL that chicken nuggets were invented by a poultry and food science professor at Cornell University in the ‘60s.