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7EWp TIL Timothy Ray Brown is the only human ever cured of HIV. He had the virus for 11 years before developing leukemia. When he was given a bone marrow transplant, the HIV virus disappeared. His blood has been studied for years but there’s still no definitive answer as to why he recovered.
Yp7eG TIL tigers cannot purr. To show happiness, tigers squint or close their eyes. This is because losing vision lowers defence, so tigers only purposefully do so when they feel comfortable and safe
lbKr TIL of the mastermind behind a multimillion $ credit card cloning ring who required that all accomplices engage in sadomasochistic group sex with him on video to ensure they weren’t undercover cops. He evaded detection for years and had 12 terabytes of porn storage when apprehended.
16064 TIL in America a prison's arm is swabbed with alcohol before a lethal injection, to prevent infection
y1B8 TIL when Napoleon’s Marshall; Michel Ney was being sentenced to execution after Waterloo, Ney’s lawyer in his defense argued that Ney was now a Prussian and could not be tried by French laws, Ney interrupted him saying, “I am French and I will remain French”. Ney was later executed