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TIL about the Shope Papilloma Virus, the real world cause behind the Jackalope myth.

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RKg6 TIL a lake in India catches fire because it’s so polluted.
61OX TIL that during Passover, Coca-Cola sells coke with sugar instead of corn syrup in areas with a substantial Jewish population because corn syrup isn’t kosher.
AVX4 TIL Vanessa Bayer of SNL was sent to Hawaii on a “Make-a-Wish” trip as a teen, because she had leukemia. She beat the cancer, graduated from the Ivy League, and now does charity work with the organization.
4XQxN TIL that during World War II, M&Ms were exclusively sold to the U.S. military. The candies were heat-resistant and easy-to-transport, perfect for American soldiers’ rations.
Dj9e TIL that the Orthodox Church “urges people to spit on” members of the LGBT community