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TIL President Thabo Mbeki refused to roll out proper HIV treatment programs in South Africa. His refusal to accept medical evidence 'caused 300,000 deaths'

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8aEyZ TIL of 1920s ‘Little Albert experiment.’ Johns Hopkins University chose a nine-month old infant from a hospital and attempted to ‘condition a phobia in an emotionally stable child.’ They successfully made him fear Santa, rabbits, and other furry animals.
KR69 TIL that there’s a religion called Kopimism - a religion of file sharers who believe that copying information is a sacred virtue. They use CTRL+C and CTRL+V as sacred symbols.
X07jD TIL the DreamWorks film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was inspired by the hit anime movie Akira
Zg1B TIL In White Bear Lake, MN. Lois Jurgens had 6 adopted children who she abused on daily bases especially the youngest, Dennis, who died from her abuse in 1965. Lois would force feed Dennis horseradish until he vomited and then she would make him eat the vomit. She only served 8 years in prison.
NM41 TIL Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain