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TIL Jon Stewart’s brother Larry is the COO of the New York Stock Exchange

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v1Wj8 TIL that breaches of safety procedures at one of Beijing's top virology laboratories were the probable cause of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the early 2000s, according to the World Health Organization.
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