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TIL that phage therapy, a treatment using viruses to kill bacteria, was largely abandoned in the West after the discovery of antibiotics but continued to be used in the Soviet Union. Today, it's making a comeback as a potential solution to antibiotic-resistant infections.

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nwa9 TIL that Anne Frank’s family was denied visas by the U.S. government because of stricter immigration policies.
BrJxy TIL of Hitler's Cross, an Adolf Hitler-themed restaurant in Mumbai. It was decked out in Nazi colors and had a gigantic portrait of Adolf Hitler. Following a huge backlash from Mumbai's Jewish community, the owner revealed he had no knowledge of Hitler's deeds and tore down the Nazi imagery.
69RKJ TIL of Hippoboscoidea, a superfamily of flies that includes the non-flying 'bat-flies', used to be called Pupipara because the larva grows inside their mother who lays downs pupas instead of eggs.
KOZLa TIL During the long winter of 1886, horses and cattle on the Great Plains died when their breaths froze over the ends of their noses, making it impossible for them to breathe.
xEn1 TIL that WWI was one of the first wars where there were more deaths from actual combat than disease.