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TIL There’s a medieval town in Italy abandoned since 1963

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Zpj9p TIL that the band Black Sabbath started out as the Polka Tulk Blues Band, and featured a saxophonist and slide guitarist. Polka Tulk broke up and reformed as a four-man band called Earth in order to quietly get rid of the two extra musicians.
P1JVO TIL about Australia's "democracy sausages" - grilled sausages served outside many Australian polling places during elections that serve as fundraisers for community groups.
kOJ9g TIL That people eat tulips, and cook with them.
8aeeG 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.
oppA TIL the stock deal which took place at the end of Trading Places was legal until 2010. It was outlawed under the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act, also known as “The Eddie Murphy Act”.