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TIL it is estimated a quarter of the entire human population is infected with the airborne disease Tuberculosis

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ZpyMo TIL Eucalyptus is toxic to dogs
W77do TIL that the U.S. Highway system is labeled by numbers in a certain way: Odd numbers run north and south and even numbers run east and west
9Y9kB TIL that "Shaun of the Dead" was considering the title "From Dusk Till Shaun." And that "Into the Spider-Verse" has a "From Dusk Till Shaun" movie poster in the background- suggesting it exists in a parallel universe.
dPor TIL that the last words of President James K. Polk, to his wife, were: “I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.”
WkOmA TIL France has 58 nuclear reactors, generating 71.6% of the country's total electricity, a larger percent than any other nation. France turned to nuclear in response to the 1973 oil crisis. The situation was summarized in a slogan, "In France, we do not have oil, but we have ideas."