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TIL: MRSA (the near incurable flesh eating staph infection) has gone airborne.

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Pe7E TIL that there are no pokemon below level 2 found in the wild because the “Medium Slow” experience formula caused level one pokemon to give negative experience, making a pokemon level instantly to 100.
B5ny TIL that SSRI antidepressants (Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac, etc.) actually make certain areas of your brain bigger that are associated with positive self-thought. These areas are small in a lot of people with depression and anxiety
KamE TIL Queen Victoria was raised under a strict set of rules called the Kensington System. This included being isolated away from most people, never being allowed an hour to herself, and having each of her every actions planned beforehand.
xVdKk TIL in World War I, California’s schoolchildren were enlisted in a war on squirrels with one-sided casualties exceeding 100,000 ground squirrels
9Y1bQ TIL Hawaii created a new driver's license and state identification cards for Janice "Lokelani" Keihanaikukauakahihulihe'ekahaunael, who complained about having her name shortened on official IDs