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TIL one of the medically sound ways to test for a pinworm infection is the ‘scotch tape test’ where the patient's asshole is taped over then [the tape is] removed to check for eggs.

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x6b0B TIL about tiny freshwater crustaceans found in the desert such as 'fairy shrimp' whose eggs lay dormant for up to 7 years until conditions are right, surviving extreme heat, cold and drought. They live in temporary bodies of water known as ephemeral pools such as rain puddles and seasonal wetlands.
GdR1 TIL China is rapidly building a “supercity” expected to house 130 million and cover an area the size of Kansas
mPlP TIL the 1964 Hollywood War Spectacular ‘The Battle of the Bulge’ was so historically inaccurate, that President Dwight D Eisenhower came out of retirement and held a press conference just to denounce the film.
pYwrN TIL about the Union Army Balloon Corps, a branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It employed a group of prominent American aeronauts and seven specially built, hydrogen balloons to perform aerial reconnaissance on the Confederate States Army.
mRax TIL in 2010 Mazda recalled 52000 cars due to spider infestation in the fuel system.