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TIL chickenpox is a form of herpes

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e0gNE TIL that the city of Savage, Minnesota, used to have a “Taj Mahal” which was actually a set of stables constructed as a home for world-famous racehorse Dan Patch.
Me4o0 TIL about A and B batteries, which are no longer in common use in America. Size A used to be the smallest size available until the need for AA and AAA that are used in electronics. A batteries were used in early laptops, and B batteries are still used in Europe for certain flashlights and lanterns.
gM9LL TIL "Mayhem" is felony -- defined as disabling or disfiguring someone, and in 1936 an American heiress was charged with mayhem for ordering doctors to sterilize her 20-year-old daughter as punishment for promiscuity and to steal her inheritance.
KyoG TIL the first Witness Protection Program in the USA was for protecting people testifying against the KKK
gMR49 TIL about the Glirarium, a Roman jar with holes in it, made for keeping and forcing mice to hibernate for a while, which made them fatter before eating them, making them more tasteful