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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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pYxlO TIL that Roman mining activities in mid 200 BCE polluted European air so heavily that its traces can still be detected in ice cores
LkXpm TIL a theory describing the tragic story behind Superman's creation wherein one of the creators Jerry Siegel may have created the bulletproof man because of his father's death during an armed robbery.
4w4a TIL there is a long forgotten 13th sidereal zodiac sign, Ophuchicus “the snake holder” Nov. 29-Dec. 17. It was cut out by the Babylonians who wanted 12 signs for compatibility with their base 60 number system.
LJ0 TIL South Korea occasionally blasts KPOP music at North Korea
E1MAp TIL the Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 12 mission was hit twice by lightning. 36.5 seconds after launch. lightning hit as it ascended the cloud layer, setting off alarms due to guidance systems errors. 15 second later it was hit again and instruments no longer displayed meaningful information