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TIL of bug chasers, an uncommon homosexual subculture in which men without HIV actively seek out those with HIV for sex so they can contract the virus.

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wLmV1 TIL Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show speaks seven languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Tsonga and German.
prAe TIL Pablo Escobar murdered a Presidential candidate/The secretary of Justice/The inspector General/various congressman/kidnapped the future president/murdered the Chief editor of the biggest Newspaper/and bankrolled an operation that ended with the death of almost all the supreme court justices
KVOE TIL most of the founding fathers were quite young - most were in their 20’s or 30’s. Except for Benjamin Franklin, who was 70.
xgkw TIL Researchers report that nepetalactone, the essential oil in catnip that gives the plant its characteristic odor, is about ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET — the compound used in most commercial insect repellents.
J1P9m TIL that gorillas learn to be mothers when they are babies