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TIL since the eradication of Smallpox the only known stocks of Smallpox still existing in the world are located at two laboratories.

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4n4R TIL the circular huddle used in todays American Football was created by Paul D. Hubbard, a deaf quarterback, so the other team could not read his hand signals.
AWRd Today I learned that Anheuser Busch employees not only get 2 free cases of beer per month, but AB also reimburses their employees for cab fare if they are too drunk to drive home from consuming their products.
ADbnB TIL that roadrunners can kill and eat rattlesnakes by capturing them and smashing the snakes head against a rock until it dies.
R7bN4 TIL if you develop an aversion to a food you previously loved but vomited up even just one time after eating, that is called the Garcia Effect. This happens even if you know getting sick had nothing to do with the food you ate and instead was due to a virus.
BwjK TIL that crows pass the ‘marshmallow test’: they resist the temptation to eat a food if they know a tastier treat is coming later. This test of self-control is used to assess mental development in humans.