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TIL Scarlet Fever still exists and it's strep throat with a rash...

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dDRwE TIL the port city of Byblos in Lebanon is reputed to be the world's oldest continually inhabited city, which has been around for the last 7,000 years
gMZoW TIL in 2011, an Australian beer company gave people the option to pay whatever they wanted for a glass of beer from a certain keg. The kegs - called ‘The Karma Keg’ ended up raising at least 35% more than an average keg would make.
7oYL TIL that the body of Richard III, infamous king of England, was lost for over 500 years before being found beneath a parking lot in 2012.
0dQyA TIL: There was a former warlord and cannibal, now preacher known as General Butt Naked. He led the Naked Base Commandos, comprised of child soldiers, to commit child sacrifices and cannibalism in war. He admitted to killing at least 20k, but was not prosecuted. He now assists former child soldiers.
O4Og TIL the US government commissioned teams of artists and scientists to devise ways to warn humans 10,000 in the future of buried radioactive waste. One suggestion was to breed cats whose fur changed color when exposed to radiation, then immortalize the cats in song and legend.