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TIL "Threes Company" is a remake of a British sitcom

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X0pO6 TIL about Skeeter syndrome, a severe allergic reaction to mosquito (skeeter) bites
a894o TIL I learned about the HMS Thesis submarine disaster. It had an escape chamber that saved 4 lives but the fifth person panicked when using it, dooming all 98 others aboard.
J1e4 TIL Former Monsanto VP is the head of FDA
MKxK TIL in 2004 a black bear was found passed out on the lawn at a resort after consuming 36 cans of Rainier Beer, sampling but not drinking any of the Busch. A Fish and Wildlife agent was quoted as saying, “it definitely had a preference.”
QJXlM TIL you have a greater risk of mental illness if you are highly intelligent. A survey of the top 2% of Mensa members showed that their rates of depression, bipolar disorder, BPD, SAD were all higher than the national average. Scientists suspect that a highly active brain might also be high sensitive