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TIL The Medical Student Syndrome is a condition experienced by med students who perceive they are suffering from the disease they are studying

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7ewX TIL in 2011 a fungus was found in the Amazon Forest that can feed on a diet solely of polyurethane (plastic). It can also do so in a non-aerobic environment.
kJoVe TIL that in 1997 after rowdy eagles fans attacked 49ers fans, the Eagles opened a stadium jail with its own court system.
x6rPD TIL triple murderer Melvin Chelcie Carr accidentally asphyxiated himself while gassing his three victims to death in 1977. His wife came home and found them all dead in the garage.
D1DyD TIL that Henry Gunther is considered the last soldier to be killed during World War I. He was shot and killed at 10:59 a.m. about one minute before the Armistice was to take effect at 11:00 a.m.
Kkm9 TIL Game company NCSoft published a fake letter from Ultima-creator Richard Garriott while he was in quarantine after returning from space, announcing his “voluntary” resignation. Then they fired him.