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TIL that Ali Maow Maalin, the last known survivor of smallpox, died in 2013 of malaria while he was carrying out polio vaccinations.

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b646E TIL: Osama Bin Laden's father had over 20 wives, and fathered over 50 children
ZpMba TIL that scientists trying to study birds in Australia fitted them with tracking harnesses, and the birds helped each other take the harnesses off.
NkKJ TIL that there is a penguin in Japan named LaLa who has his own air conditioned room, wears a backpack and walks freely to the fish market.
rNaxo TIL that picking up a feather is illegal because of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes it illegal to hunt migratory birds, including their parts.
GAwA1 TIL in WW2 the Royal Air Force had "Committees of Adjustment," whose job was to destroy any embarrasing personal belongings of missing servicemen before handing their things over to the families. An early form of deleting your friend's browser history.