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TIL that a GHS study in 2019 by John Hopkins CHS and NTI placed the US as the nation most prepared for a pandemic

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Egoaw TIL that there is a Singles' Day. It's a Chinese holiday celebrated on November 11th. They chose the date 11/11, because the numeral 1 resembles a bare stick, which is Chinese Internet slang for an unmarried man
YOaW TIL After being in a coma for nearly 8 years, Gary Dockery awoke suddenly and spent the day catching up with family. By the next day he could no longer speak, and he soon slipped back into the coma and never woke up again.
a8jpJ TIL when a pope dies, the cardinal camerlengo confirms the death by gently tapping the pope's head thrice with a silver hammer, calling his birth name each time. He then retrieves the Ring of the Fisherman and cuts it in two. The pope's seals are defaced, and his personal apartment is sealed.
lMRG TIL that the word “junkie” originates from the 1920’s when drug addicts stole scrap metal to fund their addiction.
erp5 TIL a man sued Blue Man Group claiming he suffered permanent damage to his esophagus when the performers shoved a camera down his throat. It was revealed that it was a camera trick and nothing entered the mans mouth as the live footage was actually a pre recorded medical video