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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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W4jo TIL that in EverQuest, the sale of valuable items for both in-game platinum and for actual money allows exchange rates to be worked out. The BBC reported in 2002 that EQ was the 77th richest country in the world, between Russia and Bulgaria, with a higher GDP per capita than both China and India.
M7gPK TIL that a Prius once recorded 698 mpg while going at an average speed of 60 km/h or 37 mph
R0X6 TIL that it was illegal for women to wear pants in Paris until they lifted the ban SIX MONTHS ago
Jkn1 TIL: Women were not allowed to wear trousers on the US Senate floor until 1993 when two senators defied the ban. Later that year the rule was amended to allow women to wear trousers.
X0g7X TIL pulmonary tuberculosis was associated with fragility and sexual attractiveness in the 19th century