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Today I learned that Gene Simmons from the band Kiss was flattered to find out that he has a Pokémon lookalike.

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9YdXr TIL of Syndrome K: a fake disease that Italian doctors made up to save Jews who had fled to their hospital seeking protection from the Nazis. Syndrome K "patients" were quarantined and the Nazis were told that it was a deadly, disfiguring, and highly contagious illness. They saved at least 20 lives.
jjYQ TIL : Bill Gates has regained the richest man in the world title with a net worth of $72.7Bil.
pYEwp TIL the CDC is recommending a "morning after" antibiotic pill to prevent STIs if taken within three days after unprotected sex. The pill significantly reduces the risk of infections like chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea.
d8DWd No one is entirely sure. Water has high surface tension, yet the molecules at its surface are unstable, which makes the air-surface interface mysterious and difficult to describe. Satoshi Nihonyanagi, a researcher at a molecular-spectroscopy lab in Japan, studies water and its surface—"specifically probing the interface," he calls it—using isotopically diluted H2O, which doesn't vibrate and is easier to observe. He's found that some water molecules are bound to others by a single hydrogen bond.
ADJn7 TIL that a cat called Minou, mascot of the ‘16-34 ULM Club’ in French Guiana, took an unexpected ride on the wing of an open-air plane. The pilot guided the craft back to the ground as the kitty hung on. Video in article. The cat was safe.