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TIL there is a plant that grows naturally near poison ivy that “cures” poison ivy rash before it starts.

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XELXj TIL Army vet Gregory Holeman needed a ride to the hospital but didn't know if Veterans Affairs covered an ambulance not pre-authorized. He asked his sister to call a social worker but she misdialed & Jimmy John's answered; JJ delivery driver Zack Hillmer (a U.S. Navy vet) drove him to the hospital.
jN40a TIL of a gene named 'mothers against decapentaplegic', parodying 'Mothers Against X'-type organizations
4kRxa TIL Romans had 'Beware of the dog' mosaics
ANlld TIL WWII ship wreaks are just years away from releasing ~15 million tonnes of oil as their hulls rust away. 400x more than the Exxon Valdez disaster.
GYpM7 TIL An Ohio judge once sentenced a women to spend 8 hours at the "stinkiest, smelliest" part of the county dump, as punishment for neglecting her dog. "If you puke, you puke."