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TIL that the widespread myth that HIV was created by the USA government was originally spread as a disinformation campaign by the KGB, in an operation called Infektion

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a8MlZ TIL Kassandra in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated and cursed by god Apollo to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. Her name is used as a rhetorical device to indicate a person whose accurate prophecies, generally of impending disaster, are not believed by anyone.
oBXd7 TIL: “Overmorrow” is the English word for “the day after tomorrow”. The common theory is that it sounded too ancient, even for 16th-century Middle English, and fell out of use.
mxPRE TIL the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago had 193 murders in 1 year and only has a population of 26,000
WbGY TIL Congress wrote the Freedom of Information Act so that they are exempt from it (among a list of many other laws)
GYY8N TIL When grandfathers experience famine between ages 9-12, their grandsons have a 58% lower rate of cardiovascular death, 65% lower rate of diabetes death, and lived 30 years longer.