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TIL a 2007 study of the 1918 Flu in American cities showed relaxing social distancing too early could result in a reversal of a declining infection rate called a double-peaked epidemic.

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nexed TIL that The Beatles watched George Harrison lose his virginity and they cheered in the end.
NkEN TIL that you can have seizures all your life and never know it. They are Temporal Lobe seizures and are referred to auras and include a sense of deja vu or unexplained sense if dread.
R7Jma TIL Horseshoe crabs have existed for around 450 million years, and soil itself first appeared on earth 450 million years ago, meaning that horseshoe crabs are literally as old as dirt.
wLWyP TIL Italy, France, and Brazil are not even in the top ten highest consumers of coffee. The Nordic countries dominate coffee consumption and are all within the top ten countries worldwide. Further, Finland (the highest consumer in the world) more than doubles the annual consumption of Italy.
GYLyj TIL hearing your own voice and/or breathing in your ears is not normal. It can be caused by Patulous Eustachian tube disorder. The tube helps equalize pressure in your head. It’s normally closed, but stays open occasionally with the disorder. It only affects about 1% of the population.