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TIL the CDC uses the “Corrupted Blood” incident in World of Warcraft as a study aid on bioterrorism.

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4ke4R TIL why intelligent people procrastinate -
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awoly TIL Robotic assisted surgeries have been done for more than 10 years. The Dr sits at a station in the operating room with a 3-D display and uses joystick-like controls to manipulate robotic arms, but does not physically touch the patient to perform the surgery.
7rgdP TIL that Bulls don’t actually hate the colour red. In Bull fights, they don’t charge at the cape because of its colour, but because of the motion it makes when the matador waves it. The cape is just red to mask the bloodstains from the fight.
gMWpD TIL that Florida is a flatter state than Kansas.