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TIL of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a disease transmitted by mosquitos. A third of cases (2/year) die, and many survivors suffer permanent brain damage. It was first recognized in MA in 1831 when it killed 75 horses.

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XnA6 TIL that cars, computers and printers are pampered, decorated and given some rest on the Hindu “Machine Worshiping Day”
XERNQ TIL Fiat's Lingotto factory was built in 1923 as five stories with a racetrack on top. With an upward assembly line, production began at the bottom floor and progressed upward until completion. When a Fiat finished its climb through 16,000,000 sq. feet, it exited by roof and was raced by employees.
748P TIL thatin 1994, the Surgeon General of the U.S. was fired for saying masturbation is “part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught.”
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5Y66k TIL a Harvard research showed that having no friends is as deadly as smoking. Researchers have discovered a link between loneliness and the levels of blood-protein which can cause heart attacks and strokes