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TIL that a magazine called Continuum constantly published articles denouncing the HIV/AIDs as a hoax from 1992 until 2001, before ceasing its publication because all its contributors died from AIDs-defining clinical conditions.

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PXrE TIL after the successful raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden, Walt Disney attempted to trademark the term “SEAL Team 6”.
mxZpM TIL when Prince Philip retired from public duty in 2017, he had performed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. This means that he had worked almost every single day for 65 years. This does not include other engagements where the whole Royal Family was expected to work e.g. diplomatic dinners.
4kgWa TIL that Baby Doge and Best Friends Animal Society broke the Guinness World Records title for largest donation of pet food in 24 hours by donating 36,750.88 kg of pet food. (BabyDoge is a cryptocurrency and 5% of every transaction goes to donations for dogs)
DQn5D TIL in 1927, actress Mae West spent 10 days in jail because of the explicit nature of her stage play "Sex".
m14gp TIL that an average enterprise toolkit accounts for from 67 to 177 software applications.