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TIL that alma mater roughly translates to a mother’s milk, or “nourishing mother”

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jD8Q TIL that labs working with level 4 biohazards such as Ebola, maintain a negative air pressure. This assures that in the case of a leak, clean air will flow into the lab, rather than possibly contaminated air flowing out.
N7ONM TIL that Romans had central heating.