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TIL surfers are more likely to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to prolonged exposure to sewage

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V4mk TIL there are 1,311 people who live in Verkhoyansk, Russia, a town with an average temperature of -45C (-50F) in January. In 2012, the town was attacked by a pack of 400 wolves.
MGyK til that breast milk makes cancercells suicidal
ryBd TIL that during the Ming dynasty (approx. 1570), powdered Smallpox scabs were blown up the noses of the healthy. The patients would then develop a mild case of the disease, but were immune to it from then on.
nod TIL Ronald Reagan won 49 out of 50 states in his second term election, missing the only one by less than 4000 votes
gd68 TIL David Bowie said “In America especially, when I do ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ the amount of kids that come up afterwards and say, 'It’s cool you’re doing a Nirvana song.’ And I think, 'Fuck you, you little tosser!’”