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TIL The first confirmed Case of AIDS in the US was a 15 year old Missouri boy…in 1969!

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0ZD5 TIL in 1964, a high school student in San Diego stayed awake for eleven days, demonstrating that sleep deprivation has little effect, other than the mood changes associated with tiredness. He currently holds the scientifically documented record for the longest period a human has gone without sleep.
Wreo TIL that lucky-fish-shaped lumps of iron are reducing cases of Anemia in Cambodian communities suffering from poor diet.
DQLvV TIL that the intro to Gonna Fly Now (the Rocky theme) was taken from a 17th century piece of Italian music
Y7Rpx TIL Because darker-skinned people have a very low risk of skin cancer, using sunscreen for skin cancer prevention is not necessary. However, sunscreen can still off their aging effects from sun
7avp TIL a woman was imprisoned for 15 days and deported for allowing her kindergarten class to name a teddy bear Muhammad