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TIL that a strain of hantavirus is officially named "Sin Nombre" orthohantavirus" meaning "Virus without a name" because the locals objected to it being named after the location where it was found.

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RMal TIL that Hunter S. Thompson shaved his head while running for Sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorodo so he could refer to the Republican candidate as “my long haired opponent”.
l7BvV TIL about the Panic of 1837, a major financial depression in the U.S. that lasted until the mid-1840s. Nearly half of all banks failed, businesses closed, prices declined, and there was mass unemployment. The economy recovered by 1850 due to the California Gold Rush.
OG8xY TIL Ekiben are bento (Japanese box meals) made specifically for train travel. The meals vary by train station and are typically a local speciality. At their peak in the 1980s an estimated 12 million ekiben were consumed daily in Japan.
v1YWB TIL The famous Swedish Ice Hotel is now required to include fire alarms, despite being made entirely out of frozen water.
DQADg TIL the world’s oldest living trees are thought to be in Tasmania, Australia. Some Huon Pine trees growing on the island are estimated to be more than 10,000 years old.