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TIL that some diseases are so rare that there have been less than 100 reported cases to date. An example of an ultra rare disease is Zimmermann-Laband syndrome, also known as KCNH1.

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4Djg TIL Fritz Haarman ran a butcher shop in post World War I Germany where he sold inexpensive meat to impoverished customers. Some were suspicious of his low prices and discovered he had murdered up to 50 boys and men and ground their bodies into sausage.
ANaGB TIL that before Nirvana was formed, Kurt Cobain led a band called "Fecal Matter"
m1VYR TIL that Arthur used to actually look like an aardvark
Eg0b7 TIL that during WWII the British submarine HMS Trident had a reindeer doe onboard named Pollyanna. An unexpected gift from the Soviet Union, Pollyanna reportedly adapted well to life onboard, ate several maps, and eventually survived the war to live out the rest of her life in a British zoo.
0de5R TIL the first ever purchase made in Euros was for a kilo of Lychees, and happened on Jan 1, 2002 on the French island of Réunion.