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TIL Omicron Persei is a real star about 1000 light years away from Earth

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PA7e TIL that a Lyme vaccine conferring immunity 76% of adults and 100% of children was removed from the market after an outcry by patient advocacy groups; despite no scientific evidence suggesting the vaccine was unsafe.
DQv9g TIL that Devrom is an “internal deodorant” that eliminates the odor of poop and flatulence
nepdb TIL that Kate Bush, global art rock icon (e.g., 1978 hit "Wuthering Heights"), is pretty much unknown in the United States, despite her incredible success in the rest of the world (everyone of her albums having gone platinum in the UK) .
ZpKdG TIL that there’s a Fish Doorbell in Utrecht, Netherlands, where viewers ring the bell to help fish pass through a boat lock
b67lQ TIL: a train traveling from west to east is lighter than traveling from east to west thanks to the Eötvös effect