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TIL Tetanus and Botulism are caused by bacteria that are in the same genus. Clostridium.

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nWDyY TIL in 2015, BMW New Zealand ran an April Fool’s ad promising a free car to the first person who showed up with their old car and ask for ‘Tom’. Tianna Marsh took the chance, arrived at 5:30 local time with her 15-year-old station wagon, and drove away in a $50,000 BMW with a ‘NOF00L’ license plate.
kO5W4 TIL that the name, Plastic Surgery, has nothing to do with the material and comes from the Greek word plastike (πλαστική) which means the art of modelling.
nW86r TIL about the “Tetris Effect” where after playing a video game for significant amount of time, a person can experience altered thoughts, dreams and experiences in their real life.
ENw7 TIL that seven states in the US ban atheists from holding public office. Which is unconstitutional, but still on the books.
awxQo TIL African American designer Ann Lowe made Jacqueline Bouvier's wedding dress... twice. A flood ruined the 1st ivory silk taffeta gown ten days before the date. Lowe hired extra staff to finish on time, barely avoiding bankruptcy. When asked who made the dress, Jackie said, "A Colored woman".