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TIL that 80% of brown recluse spider bites in the US are misdiagnosed. Most necrotic wounds associated with BRS bites are actually other necrotic conditions, such as MRSA or lyme disease.

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MWr7 TIL the star Mira has a surface that pulsates in such a way as to increase and decrease its brightness over periods ranging from about 80 to more than 1,000 days. This means sometimes the star is incredibly dim, while other times it is one of the brightest stars in its constellation.
eLvJ TIL Russia is warming 2.5 times faster than the rest of the globe, because Soviet Officials felt that pollution control was an unnecessary hindrance to economic development and industrialization.
9Y4Xp TIL that YouTube was originally intended to be a dating site with the slogan “Tune In, Hook Up” - however its creators couldn’t find anyone willing to submit videos, even when they were offered cash.
n6Yr TIL traditional firearms exist in the Star Wars universe. They are called “slugthrowers” and are preferred weapons of bounty hunters for their unique advantages over blasters
kjxe TIL that during WWII A. Wald proposed the seemingly illogical idea of reinforcing the undamaged areas of US bomber and not the damaged areas. The holes represented areas where a bomber could take hits and still return home whereas the areas untouched, if hit, would cause the plane to be lost.