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TIL that Malaria killed ~10k troops in the US Civil War

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rAWw TIL that nearly 100% of those older than 60 years of age are diagnosed with herpes of the eye at autopsy.
wLZgo 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.
mxGZE 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.
X6yr TIL George Takai was in a Japanese Internment Camp during WWII.