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TIL That thanks to the Plague, 10% of Europeans are immune to HIV.

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9YvxQ TIL Pink Floyd played a concert with no audience at the ampitheatre in Pompeii, Italy 1971 being the first performance to occur there since the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79AD at the time of the ancient romans
Brl1k TIL that Canada is the world's biggest producer (33%) and exporter (80%) of lentils.
ANP7 TIL that refrigerating eggs is not necessary, and that in many countries outside the US, eggs are kept at room temperature
LmmZ TIL that Vladimir the Great chose to convert to Christianity instead of Islam, mainly because Islam doesn’t allow alcoholic consumption. He remarked “Drinking is the joy of all Rus’. We cannot exist without that pleasure.”
PYQYG TIL the words "idiot", "imbecile", and "moron" were specific descriptors of IQ-based intelligence with each indicating a different IQ range