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TIL cannibalism - especially brain ingestion - can result in Kuru, a disease that causes both uncontrollable laughter and emotional instability/depression.

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l0x1 TIL that India is credited with being one of the first civilizations to inoculate their children in times of pestilence to boost immunity and stop the spread of disease (1,000 years ago). They made a small incision into the child’s arm, then rubbed it with Smallpox scabs and a thin cloth.
oRNVL TIL in 1970 the shirt for Big Tex, the 55 foot tall statue at the Texas State Fair, was stolen from the back of a pick up truck and was never recovered.
neepG TIL That the husband of the richest woman in Germany (heir to 12.5% of BMW) was not informed of her true identity until "the romance was solid." She also worked as an apprentice in a BMW factory under a false name.
R7LM4 TIL of the Sewee, a Native American tribe who in 1670 decided to build a navy and sail en masse to England. Their canoes were swamped and survivors sold to slavery in the West Indies, wiping out the tribe.
ylVw TIL the super-common plantain weed can be used to treat menstrual difficulties, digestive issues, skin complaints, arthritis, bug bites & more.