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TIL Japan’s ex-prime minister Nobusuke Kishi is a Class A War Criminal

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QAaX TIL of Ryan White, a virgin AIDS victim that was shunned in his hometown out of fright and ignorance. He was banned from school, bullied, and threatened just for his disease. He went on to become a role model for the AIDS disease and spread awareness. He died at just 18 years old from AIDS.
5mNn TIL the metal band Anthrax has had 24 members in 33 years with guitarist Scott Ian being the only constant.
78ebp TIL that when Harold Urey was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of deuterium ("heavy hydrogen"), a component of "heavy water", he declined to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm so as to be present at the birth of his daughter.
9Yeb6 TIL At the height of their popularity in the 1990's baseball card manufacturers produced an estimated 81 BILLION cards per year. That's about 325 cards per every man, woman, and child in the United States.
oBdNR TIL Camels originated in North America and crossed the Bering land bridge to Asia.