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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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8aNrL TIL that Guinness World Records were started by the Guinness Breweries to settle arguments about records debated nightly in pubs throughout Ireland when their managing director got involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe, the golden plover or the red grouse.
omVR TIL on July 17, 1938, Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan entered aviation infamy and gained his nickname when he “accidentally” flew from New York to California but ended up in Ireland after being denied permission to cross the Atlantic by authorities.
7p5X TIL that in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Tin Woodman is made of tin because his axe was cursed and one by one cut off all his limbs, head, and body. Each was replaced for him by a tinsmith.
RJl9 TIL that MLB pitcher Daniel Norris lives off just $800 a month, despite a million dollar salary. He says “Who am I to deserve that? What have I really done?” and “I’m actually more comfortable being kind of poor.”
Yp15v TIL that the average body temperature is not 98.6F (37C), and that if your temperature is that high it is likely an elevated temperature for many people.