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TIL during his time as President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki banned the use of antiretroviral drugs in hospitals because he did not believe HIV caused AIDS. During his presidency over 330,000 people died of AIDS.

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nWoLd TIL: About the US capture of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War
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VMV4D TIL The Czech Republic now goes by Czechia
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