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TIL that the first guy to claim that AIDS wasn't caused by HIV (and instead the victims' lifestyles) died of AIDS.

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4xyR TIL Google once created an AI and when asked what the meaning of living is it replied “to live forever”.
0wGvy TIL in 1980 a Peruvian fighter pilot chased and shot at a UFO in what is the only documented case of a military aircraft successfully firing at a UFO.
oBRGL TIL the first Space Shuttle was to be named "Constitution", but after a major letter writing campaign by fans of Star Trek, its was renamed to "Enterprise".
dDRad Til: Dennis Rodman Tried to Wear a Number 69 Jersey, but David Stern and the NBA Refused to Allow It
yXNa TIL that when a bald eagle loses a feather, it will automatically shed the same feather on it’s other side to maintain balance.