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TIL The Common Cold is not a single virus. It actually refers to a collection of over 200 virus strains, with rhinoviruses being the most common.

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e0JGk TIL of Berengaria of Navarre, the only Queen of England to have never set foot in the country. She was married to Richard the Lionheart for 8 years
kBpg TIL during WWII, Pacific island natives thought the misplaced cargo parachute-drops delivered to them were from their dead ancestors. So, after the war, they imitated soldiers they had seen, reenacting marches with wooden rifles and built airplanes of straw, in hopes that the airdrops would return.
m10QP TIL of Arthur John Priest, “The unsinkable stoker”. He survived 4 sinkings including the RMS Titanic and the HMHS Britannic. He was also onboard the RMS Olympic when it collided with the HMS Hawke.
P1L8e TIL Ram Jam’s version of Black Betty is a cover from LedBelly’s original from the 1930’s.
LAbV TIL Einstein wrote a letter to Tesla congratulating him on his life’s work in 1931