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TIL tetanus is NOT caused by the rust in rusty nails. The rough surface of rust merely provides the ideal habitat for the bacteria that causes tetanus.

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XEyJ8 TIL that Frederick Banting, the discoverer of Insulin, sold the patent to the University of Toronto for $1, cause he believed that his discover "belongs to the world".
R5ll6 TIL that the term "Honey Moon" comes from drinking fermented honey for a lunar cycle to improve fertility after getting married. It should have been called "Mead and Breed".
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