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TIL - Rabies causes hydrophobia, where just the thought of drinking water or seeing water, causes intense clench throat spasms, so the victim cannot swallow the frothy saliva forming in their mouth. The foam is infected heavily with the live virus which increases disease transmission through biting.

BPJk TIL: Angeline Jolie once hired a hitman to murder her so she would have less guilt to burden her family with. The hitman asked her to reconsider her decision for a month - to which she then changed her mind.
Zp5wB TIL: 7/10 Americans believe that their mom is a "cool mom" according to a survey. They also replied that they learned about responsibilities from watching their mom. Respondents who answer as such tend to spoil their mom with gifts as adults.
M76pB TIL Venice is said to have been founded in 421 AD by the Venti refugees fleeing Vandal invaders, and in the following years were joined by those escaping Lombard invaders. Settling in the sparsely populated marshlands and lagoons by the adriatic sea.
168A7 TIL about conservation-induced extinction, where attempts to save a critically endangered species directly cause the extinction of another.
LkQWv It’s a logical question. After all, it would be handy if every time the Hubble Space Telescope went on the fritz, an astronaut could reach out the window of the space station and give it a whack. Unfortunately, not only is that setup nearly impossible, being docked to the ISS would impair Hubble’s performance.