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TIL in 2016, Russia experienced an outbreak of Anthrax. The spores likely came from an infected deer carcass that had thawed during permafrost melt.

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Y7LxB TIL That we've been accidentally finding ancient cheese all across the globe
WkMY8 TIL an FDA study requested by the military found 90% of more than 100 drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, were still safe & effective even 15 years after the expiration date. Expiration dates don’t really indicate a point at which the medication is no longer effective or unsafe to use.
WkAnX TIL that Disney fired Steve Whitmire (voice of Kermit the Frog for 27 years) for speaking up against changes being made to the character that he felt were against what creator Jim Henson would have wanted.
BXNe TIL A Boxer Named Joe Walcott coined the phrase The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall
Men47 TIL that Duelling was a sport at the 1906 Olympics and 1908 Olympics.