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TIL that somebody won a Nobel prize by treating late stage syphilis with malaria-infected blood

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9pDQ TIL that up to 10 people contract the Black Plague in the US every year
6ErgJ TIL Cryovolcanoes are volcanoes that erupt water, ammonia, or methane. They don't exist on Earth, but they are present on colder planets and moons like Pluto and Ceres.
D1kDJ TIL that women can produce breast milk without pregnancy or giving birth. This is called “induced lactation”, which allows women to breastfeed babies they didn’t give birth to, such as via adoption and surrogate.
160Wr TIL: Renegades Auberjonois was a Bonaparte
grYwX TIL Roosevelt was the longest-serving U.S. president and the only one to have served more than two terms, before the official implementation of term limits