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TIL that cystic fibrosis patients are strongly encouraged not to get physically close to each other, as doing so can be fatal.

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9waM TIL Sperm whale oil was still a key component in automatic transmission fluid until 1972!
eLmn TIL Catholics are forbidden from joining Masonic organizations and those who do are subsequently in a “state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion.”
Onrg TIL that Coke in a glass bottle “tastes better” because it’s made with sugar instead of corn syrup.
Wvno TIL that before trees were common, Earth Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms
wgM7 TIL of a piece of music that the Vatican did not want copied down. Doing so was punishable by Excommunication. Mozart memorized it by ear at 14 and the ban was lifted