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TIL that "ringworm" is a fungal infection and no actual worms are involved

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5DaP TIL Jim Rice, of the Boston Red Sox, rushed into the stands in 1982 to help a young boy who had been struck in the head by a line drive. Rice carried the boy onto the field, through the Red Sox dugout and into the clubhouse, where the young boy could be treated by the team’s medical staff.
b6MXp TIL Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, co-creators of the Netfix animated series Big Mouth, wrote the story and screenplay for the 1998 childrens movie Madeline.
XpO8 TIL: Israel’s history of selling USA’s secrets to China goes back to the 1980’s. China acquired advanced military tech & weapons from Israel then re-exported to Pakistan, Iran, etc. Also, Israeli military companies opened offices in China for sales. CIA said profit was “several billion dollars.”
9ybr TIL that Bank of America mistakenly foreclosed a couple (Warren and Maureen Nyerges), who sued and won a judgment for $2500 in Legal expenses. While bank didn’t pay the couple showed up at the bank with a moving company, a deputy, and a writ allowing them to start seizing furniture and cash.
rx7W TIL Joseph Heller, author of Catch 22, wouldn’t begin a story without envisioning both an opening and closing line.