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TIL old cats meow more because they have kitty Alzheimer’s
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TIL Malaria, which is caused by the parasitic protozoa plasmodium, is the deadliest disease of all time. No disease, including the plague or smallpox, has killed more people. It has also killed more people than all wars, famines, and natural disasters combined.
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TIL Midland, TX MSA, with just 170k population, is the richest metro area in America. It's GDP per capita is 57% higher than San Francisco MSA.
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TIL the Yakuza operate openly in Japan: they have offices, make charitable donations, and even have large investments in mainstream companies
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TIL that Larry Yount is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to be credited with one pitching appearance without facing a batter. In his only major league appearance, on September 15, 1971, he left the game during his warm-up pitches due to injury.
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TIL that in the early medieval Catholic Church, priests accused of pedophilia would be publicly beaten, have their heads shaven, and then be bound in chains and imprisoned.