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TIL The very first person to be infected with HIV probably picked up the virus in the 1920s.

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a8Nvo TIL that as a teenager, Billy Joel took up boxing so he could defend himself. He boxed successfully on the amateur Golden Gloves circuit for a short time, winning 22 bouts, but abandoned the sport shortly after his nose was broken in his 24th match.
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