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TIL humans were thought to be the only host species susceptible to leprosy until cases were identified in nine-banded armadillos and now Eurasian red squirrels in the UK have been added as a reservoir. 200,000 new human cases of leprosy a year are still recorded but the exact mechanism is unknown.

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neOBP TIL about the Second Congo War, the deadliest conflict since World War II. Nine African countries and around twenty-five armed groups became involved in the war, with casualties ranging from 2.7 to 5.4 million deaths.
grBjD TIL under suspicion that he might join protests at the republican party convention in 1972, John Lennon was under heavy CIA surveillance. Lennon and his wife were aware they were under surveillance to some degree, but were still shocked once they were informed about the full extent of it
9YXPm TIL Chick-fil-A makes "in memoriam" videos for their discontinued menu items
jNJvj TIL that the inventor of the Popsicle was just an 11-year old kid.
Ege5X TIL when Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith was murdered in 1844, he had around 44 wives. About 25 followed Brigham Young—some he married, while others were given to different men. 11 stayed with their other husbands, (yes it was polyandry) and 8 didn’t follow Brigham’s church and moved away.