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TIL sci-fi author Issac Asimov contracted HIV in 1983 through a blood transfusion.

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KOlL9 TIL the first vending machine was invented in Ancient Egypt in 215 BCE and sold holy water. It worked by the use of levers meaning a coin would open a tap, letting water out.
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b9rXQ TIL in 2018, a kitten named Pawfficer Donut was sworn in to the Troy, Michigan PD's "Feline Unit" to perform community outreach for the department as well as raise awareness for animal adoption. She replaced another police cat named Pawfficer Badges who got feline leukemia.
7j8X TIL that the name “Gorillaz” is a pun, because a group of gorillas is called a band.
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