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TIL that not everyone with amyloid in their brain have Alzheimer’s disease, and that only those with abnormal immune activation do.

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Z8jYv TIL the first European explorer to see Hawaii was Captain James Cook on Nov. 26, 1778, when he and his two ships anchored offshore of Kahului. However, he did not come ashore on Maui. As Cook sailed down Maui’s northeastern coastline, a royal double-hulled canoe approached from the Hana coastline.
kO5R1 TIL that Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight Schrute from 'The Office') has a pet zonkey (half-zebra, half-donkey)
MeDOK TIL It will take only 30 japanese hornets to destroy whole bee hive containing 30 000 bees. Unlike the European bees, Japanese bees have a defense against the hornets. When a hornet scout approaches a hive the bees hide, let him enter and then emerge in a cloud formation to cook him alive.
8e1jP TIL that America's poorest state (Mississippis) has a higher GDP per capita than China's richest province (Jiangsu). Likewise, China's poorest province (Gansu) has a higher GDP per capita than India's richest state (Goa).
dYJQ TIL that the pilot episode of an offshoot of The X-Files called The Lone Gunmen featured its heroes racing to stop a plane getting hijacked by govt agents and flown into the World Trade Center to increase defense spending while blaming foreign enemies. Aired 6 months before 9/11.