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TIL that when 13-year-old Ryan White got AIDS from a blood donor in 1984, he was banned from returning to school by a petition signed by 117 parents. An auction was held to keep him out, a newspaper supporting him got death threats, and his family left town when a gun was fired through their window.

19693 upvotes • alosomph

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TIL that in 1973, the Vanderbilts held a family reunion. Not one of the 120 decedents were millionaires at the time.

18617 upvotes • Laura-Forer1980

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TIL 5 children died in australia when a bouncy castle went airborne from gusts of wind

18590 upvotes • mankls3

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TIL that when Billy the Kid learned Joe Grant was coming to kill him, he sabotaged Grant's revolver. Grant attempted to shoot Billy in the face and when the gun did not go off, Billy killed Grant

18092 upvotes • Swollwonder

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TIL There were experiments conducted in the 1950s where researchers gave their subjects manual control over the pleasure centers of their brains through the click of a button, wired to surgically implanted electrodes. NSFW

17905 upvotes • Its_da_boys

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TIL that between 1974 and 1990, North Korea tried to dig 4 tunnels under the Demilitarized Zone and when South Korea discovered them, North Korea painted their walls black and pretended they were coal mines.

17330 upvotes • ShabtaiBenOron

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TIL During the Vietnam War the act of "Fragging" was when US troops would toss a grenade in their commanding officers tent; known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900 incidents.

16348 upvotes • Urmomsjuicyvagina

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TIL Tim Horton's employee were arrested for selling drugs in 2000 after a store manager noticed some drive-thru customers were ordering 15-packs of doughnuts. It was a code since Tim Horton's doesn't sell 15 packs

15977 upvotes • atomlowe

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TIL in 2000, three teenagers working at a New York State Thruway Burger King tampered with food for over eight months, adding spit, urine, and oven cleaner.

14036 upvotes • AnthillOmbudsman

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TIL: Around 40% of people have never had a nosebleed.

13697 upvotes • f-150Coyotev8

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that when 13-year-old Ryan White got AIDS from a blood donor in 1984, he was banned from returning to school by a petition signed by 117 parents. An auction was held to keep him out, a newspaper supporting him got death threats, and his family left town when a gun was fired through their window.	19693	alosomph
TIL that in 1973, the Vanderbilts held a family reunion. Not one of the 120 decedents were millionaires at the time.	18617	Laura-Forer1980
TIL 5 children died in australia when a bouncy castle went airborne from gusts of wind	18590	mankls3
TIL that when Billy the Kid learned Joe Grant was coming to kill him, he sabotaged Grant's revolver. Grant attempted to shoot Billy in the face and when the gun did not go off, Billy killed Grant	18092	Swollwonder
TIL There were experiments conducted in the 1950s where researchers gave their subjects manual control over the pleasure centers of their brains through the click of a button, wired to surgically implanted electrodes. NSFW	17905	Its_da_boys
TIL that between 1974 and 1990, North Korea tried to dig 4 tunnels under the Demilitarized Zone and when South Korea discovered them, North Korea painted their walls black and pretended they were coal mines.	17330	ShabtaiBenOron
TIL During the Vietnam War the act of "Fragging" was when US troops would toss a grenade in their commanding officers tent; known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900 incidents.	16348	Urmomsjuicyvagina
TIL Tim Horton's employee were arrested for selling drugs in 2000 after a store manager noticed some drive-thru customers were ordering 15-packs of doughnuts. It was a code since Tim Horton's doesn't sell 15 packs	15977	atomlowe
TIL in 2000, three teenagers working at a New York State Thruway Burger King tampered with food for over eight months, adding spit, urine, and oven cleaner.	14036	AnthillOmbudsman
TIL: Around 40% of people have never had a nosebleed.	13697	f-150Coyotev8