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TIL that roughly 1% of the German population is genetically immune to the HIV virus

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10eD TIL that in the United Kingdom, there exists a satirical political party by the name of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. Currently, it holds 7 seats in local governments and its official political position is “Sitting, Facing Forward”.
nWrvB TIL electric car batteries are not one big battery but thousands of smaller batteries connected together
KOMY6 TIL that numbness (and sometimes temporary paralysis) caused from falling asleep on your arm is a result of nerve compression and not loss of blood flow to the limb.
R5P9j TIL about the Mayaguez incident. Known as the last battle for America in the Vietnam War, it was fought between the US and the Khmer Rouge after the latter seized a US merchant vessel. A rescue operation was launched shortly after that involved the invasion of a Cambodian island.
yNAV TIL beers were put in six packs after determining that they were the most weight an average housewife could comfortably carry home.