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TIL Nazi scientists were the first to link smoking with lung cancer

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rNA1y TIL Caffenism is a state of intoxication from consuming too much caffeine. Extreme symptoms are muscle twitching, cardiac arrhythmia, periods of inexhaustibility, and loss of appetite.
Lkxb9 TIL that the acapella band from the 90’s Kid TV show “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” is not only still together but still touring. DO IT ROCKAPELLA!
ZDQo TIL that Comcast has ranked lower than the IRS in terms of customer satisfaction
J1XX1 TIL humans were thought to be the only host species susceptible to leprosy until cases were identified in nine-banded armadillos and now Eurasian red squirrels in the UK have been added as a reservoir. 200,000 new human cases of leprosy a year are still recorded but the exact mechanism is unknown.
YyoA TIL the Japanese anthem is so controversial for some people that a Vice Principal once killed himself instead of honoring the flag and anthem like he was required to by the Board of Education