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TIL that rabies virus has a genome coding for only 5 genes, but has an almost 100% fatality rate once symptoms appear

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4kyjN TIL in 1912, the Detroit Tigers pulled random men off the street to face the reigning World Series champs after a strike. The pitcher was a priest with no pitching experience, the shortstop got on base only via walk, and an outfielder was a boxer who lost two teeth to a ground ball. They lost 24-2
Rj18 TIL the actor Mahershalalhashbaz Ali adopted his current name upon converting to Ahmadiyya Islam. his birth name is Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore.
wNn6 TIL, an extensive study by Public Health England has shown E-cigarrettes are 95% less harmful than normal cigarettes, while nearly half of the population are unaware of this. The study also showed that e-cigs do not act as a route into smoking for children and non-smokers.
pYOOb TIL Aaron Burr was the U.S. Vice President in July 1804 when he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and continued to serve until his term ended eight months later. Charges of murder were complicated by the fact that Hamilton was shot in New Jersey but died in New York.
Y7QkW TIL that Piroska Jancsó-Ladányi (January 15, 1934 – December 12, 1954) was a Hungarian serial killer who murdered five teenage girls in Törökszentmiklós between 1953 and 1954 to satisfy her sexual urges. She was hanged in 1954 and remains one of Hungary’s most infamous killers.