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TIL that nearly half (48%) of black women in the U.S. have genital herpes

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ANOyn TIL of August Kubizek, a friend of Hitler when they were teenagers. It was only thirty years later after Hitler abruptly cut off communication with Kubizek that Hitler rekindled his friendship with Kubizek in 1938. After the war, he wrote a book called "The Young Hitler I Knew" in 1955.
KMJ9 TIL that the map of the world we use may not be the best representation of the world - the Peters Projection Map is area accurate
4XOlw TIL about the "The Mad Pooper" an unidentified lady who defecated publicly in Colorado while jogging and targeted multiple places. P&G even offered her free supply if stopped doing that and identified herself. Though no one has come out with her identity the poopings have stopped.
dDAN9 TIL John Brabazon Ponsonby was arrested during the French Revolution for being an aristocrate but was let free because he was too handsome to hang.
Eg89V TIL the origin of the term, "A1":, which comes to us from Lloyds of London's ship grading system. The letter indicates the condition of the hull; the number, the condition of the ship's equipment. A rating of A1 means the ship is seaworthy inside and out.