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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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ep6m5 TIL Dolphins call each other by ‘name’ using a unique whistle to identify each other. They only respond to their own names, by sounding a distinct whistle back. Researchers believe dolphins are acting like humans: when they hear their name, they answer.
b9mXj TIL A statistician spent years writing a science fiction novel to teach university statistics. Even though he didn't know anything about writing fiction, he got an illustrator to create graphic novel strips for his story which contained the equivalent of 60 research papers
X918 TIL that 2,000 Japanese were asked to name the best invention of the 20th Century. Their top two answers were Ramen noodles and Karaoke.
M7Kb TIL the “Cobra Effect” is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
N7JJ6 TIL dogs not eligible to continue guide dog training are offered "career changes"