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TIL about immune amnesia: One of the most unique—and most dangerous—features of measles pathogenesis is its ability to reset the immune systems of infected patients.

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LQodZ TIL the ship USS Samuel B Robert's is the deepest shipwreck ever found and photographed at four and one half miles deep in the Philippine sea.
wLGJM TIL that so many employees play online games during work hours, that Kongregate notices a significant drop-off in traffic around the time people start heading home. Another survey by PopCap Games, the company behind Bejeweled, indicated that 24 percent of respondents play games at work.
BbLy TIL 90% of college students from China in the US cheat to get admitted
R5Bm1 TIL Dave Coulier was once a "voice double" for Richard Pryor
j6L4Q TIL about The Church of Euthanasia is a non-profit educational foundation devoted to the restoring balance between Humans and the remaining species on Earth, advocating massive voluntary population reduction. The church promotes its environmental views.