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TIL Malaria used to be endemic to Australia, but was eradicated in 1981

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VMgnQ TIL That if you smell a natural gas leak, that you should not turn off a light switch as it creates a spark
ZpK8G TIL that only 11 out of 195 recognised countries use Fahrenheit and 8 other countries use Fahrenheit and celcius. The rest of the world relies on celcius alone.
neD19 TIL that mystery writer and the inventor of the detective novel Edgar Allen Poe's death is actually a mystery itself. The death certificate and medical records were lost and there is no definitive cause of death.
l995 TIL the U.S. spends more money per person on health care than any other developed country, yet its life expectancy is below average.
GYJG1 TIL Lisa Nowak operated the robotic arm on the International Space Station and also became the first astronaut ever to be arrested. She is remembered for wearing maximum-absorption garments—government-issued astronaut diapers—during her 950-mile drive from Houston to Orlando