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TIL that the Poison Ivy rash itself is NOT contagious. You can only get Poison Ivy from another person if they still have the oil from the plant on them.

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1rBr TIL that if your eyes were as good as the Hubble Space Telescope, you could stand in New York and distinguish two fireflies 1 meter (3 feet) apart in San Francisco.
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