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TIL Brown Recluse bites are often misdiagnosed and are commonly staph infections from the puncture.

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0VGj TIL that red cup plungers are not toilet plungers; they are designed for use with sinks. Real toilet plungers have an additional flap that fits in the bottom of the toilet bowl.
D104P TIL up until the tail-end of the 18th century, tomatoes were considered poisonous, and nicknamed the “poisonous apple.” It wasn’t until 1820, when Colonel Robert Johnson ate an entire basket of the fruit, that those myths were proven false
rNWmx TIL - in 1974 the band Ace had their only hit, How Long (has this been going on). The song is not about a cheating girlfriend - it’s about the band’s bass player, who was moonlighting with another band
ZpeJQ TIL there was once a "Hamburger Bank"
LkNMQ TIL That in ancient babylon they where obligated by law to use receipts when exchanging goods for money.