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TIL that 86% of acute onset OCD cases are linked to streptococcus infections in children due to pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

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kBQW TIL L. Ron Hubbard claimed to be a nuclear physicist, even though his only exposure to the field was one college course, which he flunked
Av5a TIL that there is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration
wLa7J TIL that, in its 1975 annual opinion poll, Playboy Magazine readers voted Karen Carpenter as Best Rock Drummer of the year, outvoting John Bonham of Led Zeppelin.
N76k8 TIL about Maj. Walter Reed (Walter Reed Medical Center is named for him) who was a major influence in the fields of epidemiology and bio-medicine. With a fellow doctor from Cuba he discovered that yellow fever was transmitted via mosquitoes and not human to human transmission saving countless lives.
8g44 TIL deuterium, one of the ingredients of nuclear fusion, is readily found in seawater, and “viewed as a potential fuel for a fusion reactor, a gallon of seawater could produce as much energy as 300 gallons of gasoline.”