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TIL that Malaria killed ~10k troops in the US Civil War
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TIL that nearly 100% of those older than 60 years of age are diagnosed with herpes of the eye at autopsy.
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TIL Countries with high organ donation rates are due to consent form design. To consent, you do nothing. To deny, you check a box. Countries with low consent rates are due to the reverse design. To consent, you check a box. To deny, you do nothing.
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TIL of the 2020 Chernobyl exclusion wildfires that spread radiation
BrK6x
TIL there is a chemical compound 1000 times hotter than capsaicin, resiniferatoxin, a naturally occurring chemical found in cacti. Ingestion can cause severe swelling, permanent loss of sensation, serious injury, or even death.
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TIL George Takai was in a Japanese Internment Camp during WWII.