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TIL Gregory Scarpa, Sr. despised African-Americans so much, that he refused to get blood from a blood bank following an ulcer. He ended up contracting HIV from another italian mobster who donated his blood to Scarpa.

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ep4WE TIL that Common Law Marriage is only actually recognized in 7 U.S. States and DC
4vXa TIL there is a class above the upper class called the TOP class (aka old money), whose behavior varies from the typical wealthy person with unspoken codes between members (based on Paul Fussell’s book).
M7X9V TIL in 1964 AT&T debuted “Picturephone” for face to face calls. It projected 100k+ subscribers by 1975, but only ever had a few hundred. The service cost $160/mo at 25¢/min (or about $1,300/mo at $2/min adjusted for inflation in 2022)
eplPL TIL that despite gambling being illegal in Japan, Pachinko makes up 4% of their GDP.
pYwA TIL That more US states permit “cousin marriage” than gay marriage