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TIL that Legionnaires' disease is named such because of an outbreak in 1976 which killed 29 and infected 182 American Legion members during an annual state convention. This new bacteria was found to be coming from the air-conditioning units on the hotel roof.

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xv9o TIL George Clooney spent his Nespresso Paycheck On A Spy Satellite To Keep Tabs On The Sudanese Army. Actor and activist he funds a hi-tech project that is tracking troops and warning civilians of attacks from Sudan’s bloody Army.
OGZV7 TIL Finnish radio has a channel broadcasting current news in Latin
QJJnX TIL that people often assume that attractive people are more successful and have better personalities than unattractive people, due to a cognitive bias known as the Halo Effect.
5VXA8 TIL Many popular food dishes and food brands you’d find throughout the U.S, are outright banned in other countries.
GAoy5 TIL, when walking into a bar in England, Jimi Hendrix and his band were told they weren't welcome by a bartender who said "Sorry, mates, we can't serve your sort in here,". Hendrix thought it was because he was black, but it was because they were mistaken for circus clowns.