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TIL that tetanus is the only vaccine-preventable disease that is caused by an infection but is not contagious.

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E710 TIL that Sigourney Weaver’s real name is Susan and she chose the name “Sigourney” from a character mentioned in “The Great Gatsby”
GDA1 TIL that radiotrophic fungi exist which can transform gamma radiation into chemical energy. They were found inside the Chernobyl nuclear plant.
5ExP TIL that, by law, all bars in Indiana are required to sell soup.
N7kn1 TIL in 2014, Ice Cube got his name on an actual Goodyear Blimp. But it didn't read "Ice Cube's a Pimp". It read "IT'S A GOOD DAY." instead.
XdyP TIL cranberries don’t grow in bogs. The fields are flooded during picking to make mass harvesting more efficient as the berries float above their vines.