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TIL The “Black Death” plague (Yersinia pestis) still exists in the US (1–17 reported cases per year).

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D1jrD TIL that moose can not only swim as fast as 6mph (3 times faster than the average human) but also dive up to 5m (according to some sources) and hold their breathe for about a minute.
L4JP TIL that in 1955 for every 100,000 US citizens there was 340 psychiatric hospital beds. In 2005 that number had diminished to 17 per 100,000.
loBXB Today I learned that Mel Brooks rigged up an extra finger for himself when he made his hand print in front of the Chinese Theater.
vPNp7 TIL that Coronals on the sun carry electric currents
R58Ya TIL that a McDonald's in the Netherlands once fired an employee for selling a coworker a hamburger and then separately giving them a piece of cheese, arguing that she should've charged more for a cheeseburger. Courts ruled in the employee's favor, ordering the rest of her contract paid out in full.