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TIL Tuberculosis is listed as the oldest contagious disease to affect humans by the Guinness World Records

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m1XKY TIL there are over 400 books in the Warhammer 40K literary universe
d8loE TIL: The song Hook, by Blues Traveler, is a satirical song making fun of how shitty music has become. I've heard that song 1,000 times and never really paid any attention to the lyrics, which puts me in the group the entire song is criticizing. wow.
d8Ww7 TIL that crows and other birds have the same number of neurons as some primates, which explains their intelligent behavior.
wJD1 TIL that Agent Scully was immortal by the end of the ‘X-Files’ series.
6Eaew TIL stars didn’t exist until 150-200 million years after the Big Bang