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TIL that before the 1800s, people used to burn cats to death for entertainment in Europe

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wLO1E TIL The law making it illegal to profit from illicitly-obtained commodity reports is called "The Eddie Murphy Rule."
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N7v4Q TIL One million people a year are still dying of HIV/AIDS (as of this article 2017) and Rock Hudson, a famous Hollywood actor died of AIDS in 1985.
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QJ4Ya TIL in 1700 King Louis XIV was the 1st king to tax the upper classes in French history as prior to this the rich would receive tax exemptions from previous kings