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TIL that in some countries (such as Zimbabwe) it is commonly believed that sex with an albinistic woman cures HIV. This has led to rapes and subsequent spread of HIV.

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PXrE TIL after the successful raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden, Walt Disney attempted to trademark the term “SEAL Team 6”.
9Y1v7 TIL Those suffering from autism and schizophrenia naturally produce a chemical similar to DMT
b6va4 TIL about the Camondo Stairs in Istanbul, Turkey which were built by Abraham Salomon Camondo in the 1870s. The stairway was constructed as a shortcut for his children to go to school and its hexagonal shape was designed to prevent his children from falling further down the steps in case they fell.
nEJd TIL an international group of seven people are keyholders for verifying the authenticity of DNS entries, essentially enabling them to ‘restart’ DNS / the internet in the event of a catastrophe.
WkwKA TIL that Friedrich Nietzsche's work was manipulated by his sister to support her own antisemitic ideals - these manipulated works were then further abused by the Nazi party