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TIL about bugchasing, the act of intentionally seeking out HIV through sexual activity

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epDMb TIL the DVD rental service redbox is owned by the company that makes those 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' books
jm6v TIL Katherine Hepburn only drank water throughout The African Queen production as a protest of Humphrey Bogart’s alcoholism. However, most of the cast and crew became sick from the water and only Bogart was unaffected because he only drank whiskey. Thank you r/movies
Y7L1x TIL Stand Watie was the only Native American Confederate General leading a Native American force they were the last Confederate force to surrender. Finally surrendering on the June 23rd 1865, 75 days after Robert E. Lee surrendered.
5YW8n TIL Janet Jackson gifted Larry King a pair of suspenders with open holes around the nipples. "I wore them once, they were cute."
VBQGD TIL Devin Gaines earned five bachelor's degrees simultaneously in five years from the University of Connecticut. He completed 276 credits and graduated in May 2007. Just two months later in July, he drowned in a gravel pit quarry while swimming with friends.