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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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d88DE TIL US “government cheese” was created to maintain the price of dairy when dairy industry subsidies artificially increased the supply of milk and created a surplus that was then converted into cheese, butter, or dehydrated powder. The cheese was stored in over 150 warehouses across 35 states.
5wkp TIL that water in Lake Erie replaces itself in 2.6 years while the water in Lake Superior takes 191 years to do the same.
R8ea TIL That even when adjusted for inflation, the movie Titanic cost more to make than the RMS Titanic
jN6Ea TIL that Paul Elliot of the Chuckle brothers was in a motorcycle crash while on holiday. Instead of helping him, tourists who stopped at the accident shouted the Chuckle Brothers' catchphrase, "To me, to you".
aw4ZJ TIL 9 year old Rachel Beckwith started a $300 fundraiser for clean water. She asked friends and family to donate $9 instead of B-day presents. She only raised $220, and sadly died in a car accident soon after. Her story spread, her $220 grew to $1.2 million, providing clean water to 37,770 people.