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TIL the motto of the Royal Society, one of the earliest scientific academies, founded in London in 1660, is ‘Nullius in verba’, which means something like ‘Take no one’s word for it.’

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JYJVm TIL the bacteria which caused the black death, first infected Oriental Fleas by blocking their foregut, keeping them hungry and biting, to facilitate it's rapid transmission to human hosts.
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