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TIL that someone hacked $280,000,000 from banks and donated it all to African and Palestinian charities

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PYxpe TIL that Rabies causes hydrophobia because the virus multiplies and assimilates in the salivary glands of the infected animal for the purpose of further transmission through biting. Its transmission abilities would decrease if the infected individual could swallow saliva and water.
OoVQL TIL that the name "Lucifer" means "bearer of Light". it is banned in New Zealand and in Germany, a couple wasn't allowed to use the name due to it's connotation with Satan and evil. While in USA, a record 13 baby boys were named this in 2016.
Xgnr TIL asparagus can grow up to 7 inches in a day, and a farmer can harvest spears more than once a day from the same plant.
ZpDro TIL High intensity aerobic exercise could cut the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%, according to a study of runners.
jN5ej TIL of Big Hill-a section of railway on the Canadian Pacific line that proved so difficult to climb, spiral-shaped tunnels had to be bored to reduce the slope to a safe grade.