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TIL The germs that cause Strep Throat tear apart red blood cells and then dress themselves in the debris. This disguise prevents the immune system from attacking them. Mice survived infection by Mutant Strep lacking that ability, and were then more resistant to infection by Normal Strep germs.

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Zmw4 TIL That the original proverb is “Blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the Womb” meaning that chosen friends are more important than family, which you can’t chose.
4Mjo TIL that Goodyear developed a small inflatable airplane called the “Inflatoplane” with funding from the United States Army in 1956. The project was scrapped because it could not find a “valid military use for an aircraft that could be brought down by a well-aimed bow and arrow.”
0BL TIL that the 2011 film The Tree of Life did not use CGI in its depictions of space, instead wielding similar techniques used in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
m1OXo TIL In 2010, Julien Barreaux was so infuriated about losing a Knife fight in the game Counter Strike, that he spent seven months tracking down his opponent, found him and stabbed him in the chest. He was sentenced to 2 years in jail and ordered to take anger management classes.
oNaL TIL that while Japan is 62nd in terms of land size and 10th in terms of population, it has the 3rd largest economy in the world. Not only that, but it has the 2nd lowest homicide rate in the world, and 2nd highest life expectancy.