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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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KYLYQ TIL that the infamous Whitest Kids U Know sketch "It's Illegal to Say..." was involved in a fairly high-profile Supreme Court case. The defendant posted an altered version of the controversial sketch's script with his wife's name being substituted in place of the President.
KeVQ TIL Josef Stalin has a granddaughter living in Portland
D1DZg TIL that North Korea has an official news site with an English translation
Zp4RR TIL that prisons in Brazil use gaurd geese instead of gaurd dogs.
neoNG TIL Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes on "Sherlock," is distantly related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who created the character.