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TIL that a cook refused to believe she was a carrier for Typhoid Fever, and continued to cook possibly killing 51 people. She was forcibly quarantined for over 30 years until she died.

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ead5 TIL that although the top speed for the DeLorean DMC-12 is 130 MPH, the speedometer only goes to 85 making Doc Brown’s digital speedometer mod very necessary
gY6D TIL : Debeers created the biggest diamond scam in history, by inventing the diamond engagement ring and implementing them into movies to trick the working/middle class into investing in them.
x60kb TIL that the old euphemism for a positive pregnancy test, "the rabbit died", came from a test developed in 1931 wherein the urine from a human female was injected into a rabbit. Soon after, the rabbit was euthanized and dissected to check for the reaction of the hormone hCG in its ovaries.
BgEXx TIL Some mosquito species (atleast tested in this research) are more attracted towards people who ate Bananas
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