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TIL In 2005, a virtual pandemic was accidentally simulated in World of Warcraft. It was studied by epidemiologists for it’s “real life conditions”

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9Y97m TIL that a 10x10 perfect “word square” has yet to be found, but has also not been disproven.
GYLEg TIL of Francis E. Dec, one of the first widely known “targeted individuals”. A former lawyer, he spent the last 25 years of his life writing and distributing rants about a “mad deadly worldwide communist gangster computer god” that controlled people’s minds and planned to take over the world.
Me89K TIL that the USPS has lost $69 Billion over the past 11 fiscal years - including $3.9 billion in fiscal year 2018. USPS's total unfunded liabilities and debt ($143 Billion at the end of fiscal year 2018) have grown to double its annual revenue.
E1eew TIL the HMS Sussex (96) suffered a kamikaze attack from a Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" that left a dent and imprint on the side of the ship.
9ww4p TIL in Ancient Greece they believed Leprosy is cured by bathing in the blood of children