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TIL the guy who ran an anti AIDS magazine died from AIDS
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TIL the first real-world Bitcoin transaction was 10,000 BTC for 2 pizzas. In today’s value, 10,000 BTC is worth $57 million USD.
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TIL it is illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. These animals need social interaction and can die of loneliness so an animal rights bill in 2008 required owners to have more than one. There are also rent-a-guinea-pig services for those who want to rent a friend for their pet.
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TIL that on the way to his inauguration, President Franklin Pierce’s only living child was crushed to death in front of him and his wife in a train derailment. Pierce descended into alcoholism, the First Lady into depression, and the country into violence.
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TIL The earliest condoms (16th century) were made of pig intestines and sometimes had sexual illustrations on them.
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TIL The place where Julius Caesar was murdered has been a fenced in sanctuary for feral cats until now. House of Bulgari has restored it and made it a place the public can tour.