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TIL Mexico City has a high enough elevation that most mosquitos can't actually live there, including the species that spreads Zika and dengue hemorrhagic fever, making it safe for pregnant women to travel to.

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b95lp TIL That the rate of Alcohol related deaths in 2019 were the highest since the 1910s
1aReO TIL that heart break can cause severe physical pain and nausea. This is believed to be part of the survival instinct. The "social-attachment system" uses the "pain system" to encourage humans to maintain their close social relationships by causing pain when those relationships are lost.
m1nEO TIL that Larry Holmes was one victory away from matching Rocky Marciano’s unsurpassed heavyweight record of 49-0, when he was defeated by Michael Spinks.
XE7kr TIL that of the top 30 fastest 100m sprints, 9 of them were clean and not associated with doping. All 9 were Usain Bolt.
kgy5 TIL that Michael Rockerfeller is rumored to have died and eaten by cannibals during an expedition to New Guinea but previously unreleased footage from this documentary may prove he is alive and living with the native tribe.