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TIL the HIV/AIDS conspiracy theory in which the disease was manufactured by the US government, was actually a KGB misinformation campaign, Operation INFEKTION

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nWVxb TIL that On the Road by Jack Kerouac was typed out on a typed out on a continuous reel of paper.
kOQj7 TIL that Judge Ito ( of OJ simpson trial fame) was married to the former superior officer of Mark Fuhrman (of OJ Simpson trial fame)
Npn6 TIL that George C Scott refused to accept the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1971, and described the Oscar ceremony as “a two-hour meat parade”.
ZArD TIL 5000 years ago the Chinese created nail polish and used it to symbolize wealth and power among the elite. It was forbidden among the general population. Reports exist of commoners sentenced to die for wearing it.
oBEXR TIL that highways in South Korea are go from low to high numbers from South to North. Numbers between 70 and 99 aren't allowed because they are reserved for North Korea should unification happen.