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TIL that the pathogen Streptococcus Group A literally wears the "skin" of red blood cells that it's killed, to camouflage itself from the immune system.

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Z8rgB TIL that, during the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill was so impressed with the brandy produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company that he asked Joseph Stalin to send him several cases annually
eKxn TIL Stairwells in medieval castles curved very narrowly and clockwise. Attackers coming up the stairs had sword hands (right hand) against the interior curve of the wall and made it very difficult to swing their swords. Defenders had their sword hands on the outside wall giving much room to swing.
oRyL8 TIL that in Toraja, Indonesia, it's customary to keep deceased loved ones at home, caring for them as if they're still alive until families can afford elaborate funerals.
KVKB TIL that the Coney Island style hot dog as we know it started in Michigan and not Coney Island in New York.
nJ6o TIL that in Toy Biz v. United States, the manufacturing division for Marvel successfully argued in a court of law that mutants are “nonhuman creatures” to get around higher tariffs on toys depicting humans.