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TIL that as much as 10% of people that are of Northern European decent are immune to HIV.

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G4EE TIL of the Barkley Marathons, a race so intense and difficult that only 14 people have finished it since its inception in 1986.
E1NjP TIL the animal with the smallest known brain-to-body mass ratio, generally considered to be an accurate approximation of intelligence, is called the "Bony-eared Assfish"
Y74AG TIL In Portugal it’s illegal for your boss to call outside work hours. The employer must respect the privacy of the worker, including periods of rest and family time. Any violation, it constitutes a serious offense and could result in a fine.
61yZ TIL that in 400 BC Persian engineers could store ice, in the desert, in the middle of summer.
KXEE TIL in 1946, a Georgia Tech Graduate Student and amateur photographer rushed to the seen of a hotel fire and snapped a photo that would would win him a Pulitzer. The photo is of a woman jumping from the 11th story to escape the flames, and led to new safety regulations across the US