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TIL that Measles infection causes "immune amnesia" which causes your immune system to forget how to fight pathogens that you had previously obtained immunity to.

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x6Xv0 TIL that the sound in the environment affects the taste of the things you eat and drink
54gp TIL In 2014, a woman was arrested for printing $20k fake bills at home. She took $5 bill with specific watermark, soaked them in degreaser, used toothbrush to scrub off the link and then printed scanned images of $50 or $100 bills over them.
WBKA TIL The Mona Lisa has no clear visible eyelashes or eyebrows. In 2007, a French engineer used high resolution scans to show that the painting was originally painted with clearly visible eyelashes or eyebrows and they gradually disappeared over time, possible due to overcleaning
NXny1 TIL about the eclipse of Thales, the first predicted eclipse and the earliest event we are date certain of in 595 BCE
M7wxa TIL in 2019 research found that women buy 62% of all new cars sold in the US, and in addition, women influence more than 85% of all car purchases.