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TIL In 2008 there was a Measles outbreak in San Diego, California. Its start was attributed an to unvaccinated child.

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epwlJ TIL of William Augustus Bowles, a White Man Who Became A Part of the Muscogee People and Tried to Unite Native Tribes to Protect their Land Against US Invasions
d8bZd TIL doctors declared Velma Thomas dead as her heart stopped beating and she had no brain waves for 17 hrs. Her family said goodbye and left her at the hospital to make funeral plans. Medical staff took her off life support and while removing her tubes, she suddenly came back to life.
VMPlG TIL that cannabinoid receptors evolved before the spine
ejoD TIL at the age of 17 Bill Hicks’ parents took him to a psychoanalyst, who, at the end of the session, told him “it’s them, not you”.
4krR TIL that Socrates’ would walk, according to historians, with “ a swagger so intimidating that enemy soldiers kept their distance” and “barefoot and unwashed, carrying a stick and looking arrogant”