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TIL an AZ woman was billed $83,046 for 2 doses of medicine to treat scorpion sting–which would have cost $200 in Mexico

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OAWe TIL Humans are capable of using the same principles of echolocation that bats, dolphins, and whales use to navigate their surrounds; One of the better-known demonstrators of this phenomenon is Daniel Kish, a man who can ride a bicycle and hike in the wilderness despite having no eyes at all
a8prL TIL that squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators
OjwY TIL that Rolling Stones and Time magazine both selected “Marge vs. the Monorail” as the greatest Simpsons episode of all time. The episode’s writer: Conan O'Brien
Z8o4v TIL about the Lincos language, designed in 1960 to communicate with extra-terrestrial species, and based only on mathematics and logic and thus not requiring any knowledge about Earth or humans to understand
e0BOJ TIL that after earning the Medal of Honor, John Basilone was offered an officer’s commission and stateside duty but refused. He instead volunteered again for combat and was killed in Iwo Jima while guiding a tank through a minefield on foot. For these actions, he was awarded the Navy Cross.