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TIL about Continuum, an AIDS denialism magazine that shut down because all its editors died from AIDS.

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xYP1 TIL that Ganymede, the largest moon in our Solar System, is the only known moon that has a magnetic field.
VVrZ TIL that in 1998 a woman called Amy Bradley vanished from a cruise ship. Years later, photos emerged that suggested she may have been kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery. Amy Bradley has never been found.
x6jPw TIL that Billy Campbell was the first choice of the producers of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” to play the role of William Riker, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes. Campbell later guest starred on the show's 2nd season, playing the title character in "The Outrageous Okona".
7VZ TIL that 60 percent of the US deficit by 2019 will be a result of the Bush-era tax cuts.
ADOyw TIL that famed Sci-Fi author Isaac Asimov died of AIDS contracted during a blood transfusion.