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TIL Stephen Crohn has a genetic mutation that makes him immune to AIDS

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dBLK TIL that anise, star anise, and licorice are completely botanically unrelated, despite smelling and tasting very similar.
Bl8b TIL of the Hungarian pengő, a currency that was so weak, that when it was replaced by the forint, the value of 1 forint was 400 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 (400 octillion) pengő.
VM9pm TIL about the Darwin's frog. The males of this small Chilean frog swallow the embryos to finish the tadpoles development inside their vocal sac. The "pregnant dad" does not eat for around six weeks until the froglets move to the mouth and get out
oBMRA TIL that contrary to popular belief, pet dogs are at least as likely as cats to start eating their dead owners
VBdak TIL a locket containing a picture of Mother Teresa allegedly healed an Indian woman's abdominal tumor. The Vatican deemed it a miracle worthy of canonization, while doctors argued that the cancer was cured by conventional medicine.