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TIL there is evidence that once infected with a flu, the virus influences humans to be more social and come into contact with large groups of people.

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PkKw TIL that America Samoa has produced the most NFL players per capita
QJM4E TIL The shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of killing US President John F. Kennedy, is the first known human killing seen live on TV.
BrlWx TIL Lynette Fromme once attempted to kill President Gerald Ford in 1975.
4kkON TIL: James Doohan, Scotty from Star Trek, landed on Juno Beach as a soldier in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on D-Day.
MeVRa TIL in 2010, a Kansas State University professor went on a Twinkie diet, where he ate mainly Twinkies, Oreos, and Doritos to prove to his students that calorie counting is the important part of losing weight, not nutritional content. He lost 27 pounds in 2 months.