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TIL Woodpecker damage is the biggest cause of telephone pole deterioration in the US.

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E79P TIL During the 1960 campaign, John F. Kennedy’s opponents said he had Addison’s disease. His doctors released a cleverly worded statement saying that he did not have Addison’s disease caused by tuberculosis, and the matter was dropped. He had Addison’s disease caused by a rare autoimmune disease.
GYdQ5 TIL that during the Black Death, the physician to the Papacy recognized that bloodletting was ineffective, but he continued to prescribe bleeding for members of the Roman Curia, whom he disliked. He also claimed that all true cases of plague were caused by astrological factors, and were incurable
rRNby TIL of Regulatory Capture, when a governmental regulatory agency ceases to promote the interest of the public, but instead does the exact opposite by advancing the commercial or political concerns of special interest groups that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating.
gvO4 TIL when Weird Al showed Mark Mothersbaugh his style parody “Dare to be Stupid,” Mothersbaugh said he hated Al for it because Al had perfected the sound that Devo had always tried to achieve.
yQOGa TIL that director George Romero's first job was on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. After viewing Dawn of the Dead, Mr. Rogers told Romero that it was "a lot of fun".