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TIL due to medical advancements, HIV sufferer life expectancy went from 39 in 1996 to 72 in 2011 with appropriate medication.

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7rKaZ TIL High School boys had to swim in the nude in schools across America until 1970
rN67M TIL that the NFL gives teams $4,000 for each Super Bowl ring, and team owners spend their own money to improve them. The rings Chicago Bears players received from the McCaskey family (which owns the team) for Super Bowl XX cost $4,000.
jLpR TIL: Homosexuality is still a crime in 38 African countries.
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