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TIL the man who created the medical residency system for doctors was addicted to cocaine and morphine

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yQRGV TIL the state of Delaware was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). He introduced Pocahontas into English society. As governor-for-life of the Virginia Colony, he died at sea on his way to investigate claims of abuse in the colony and it is believed that he was poisoned.
wLyQP TIL: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 19) is the disease, and is caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2
A5kB TIL that people vomit from motion sickness because the only other thing that can cause a sensory mismatch like motion sickness is a neurotoxin, so the brain tries to get rid of that “poison” the only way it knows how: by vomiting.
78EBO TIL that Von Gammon's death from a head injury while playing football almost led to the State of Georgia banning football. The state legislature had passed a bill that would've banned football and it was only when Gammon's mother intervened that the Governor vetoed the bill.
R7bO6 TIL Japan has two completely separate and incompatible power grids