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TIL: HIV disproportionally affects women.

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epgQk TIL that Ancient Greeks and Romans purchased the sweat and body grime of famous athletes and champions in the hope of absorbing the strength and health associated with their idols.
W7VXX TIL Quixotic comes from Don Quixote
69A1m TIL Kiwis are the smallest of the flightless bird group, ratites. However, their eggs are the largest relative to body weight of any existing bird. To put this into perspective, the average kiwi weighs just 2500g and an average kiwi egg weighs a massive 371g. This is 15% of a kiwi’s body weight.
P1PKg TIL there was an Arabic dub of Futurama that was advertised to kids and shown on a children’s channel, meaning it got heavily censored (both because of it’s target audience and because of the country’s restrictive laws)
yANv TIL the highest recorded surface temperature on Mars was 95°F or 35°C by the Spirit Rover.