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TIL: From January 1 to Nov 29, 2014 the CDC confirmed 610 measles cases in the US. This is the highest number of cases since measles was considered eliminated in 2000. The infection rate in 2013 was less than 200.

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xb87 TIL that there is an Egyptian sculpture which bears a striking resemblance to Michael Jackson at the Field Museum in Chicago (pic)
XQ7X TIL we now have the capability to wipe mosquitoes, and potentially the Zika virus, off the face of the Earth.
l08B TIL there is a town in Japan where deceased or otherwise departed people have been slowly replaced by dolls - over the last 10 years, the doll population has grown to 350, now outnumbering humans 10 to 1, populating empty schools, sidewalks and more
x6a4D TIL that India has a village named Jatinga where birds mysteriously commit suicide every year during September and October, leaving scientists and researchers baffled.
49J TIL that 0 of the 50 safest cities are in the US.