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TIL the first human to recieve Streptomycin, the cure for tuberculosis, was future Presidential nominee Bob Dole

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wL1rW TIL in the 1930s, bridge construction projects expected one fatality for every $1 million in cost. So, the Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge enacted the most stringent safety measures in history. He even formulated diets to help fight dizziness and sauerkraut juice “cures” for hangovers.
W8lL TIL that during a siege, the Mongols catapulted corpses that were infected with the plague over the city walls to infect the inhabitants.
XQkr TIL French toast is older than France.
4Bob TIL: Genghis Kahn is considered the greenest invader in history, as his murderous conquests killed so many people once cultivated lands returned to forest.
wLyGP TIL Having two small children means on average someone is sick in a household 29 weeks out of the year, meaning the household has a sickness more often than it is healthy.