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TIL that David Bowie’s permanently dilated pupil was the result of a punch to the face in a fight over a girl. Despite their altercation, he and George Underwood stayed friends and Underwood went on to do the artwork for Bowie’s early albums.

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jN5Gv TIL Recent research has suggested plague first infected humans in Europe and Asia in the Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age. Research in 2018 found evidence of Yersinia pestis in an ancient Swedish tomb, which may have been associated with the "Neolithic decline" around 3000 BCE.
Me5JV TIL that ticks can paralyze and kill humans with their saliva. Tick paralysis takes 2-7 days of tick toxin exposure and leads to paralysis of the legs, arms, and eventually the diaphragm. The disease can be reversed if the tick is found and removed before respiratory failure occurs.
kJ6W1 TIL that the "Q" in Q-tips stands for "quality."
w6QM TIL you would have to smoke 680kg of marijuana in 15 minutes to die from an overdose
kJAJ4 TIL William Henry Harrison, the US president with the shortest tenure (31 days) also had the longest inauguration speech (2 hours). This means 0.2% of his presidency was devoted to his inauguration speech, an unparalled ratio