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

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9wLPM TIL that asteroid PT5 will be the mini-moon from Sept 29th - Nov '24
wa56 TIL the drink called “punch” has no relation to punching and instead comes from the Sanskrit for “five”, since it was made with five ingredients in India
E1N0P TIL: Mara Wilson in Matilda was embarrassed about dancing on her own during the cereal scene, so Danny DeVito made everyone in the studio dance with her when filming.
JoN1 TIL in 2001, before being exposed as a pedophile, Jerry Sandusky published an autobiography titled “Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story”
e01pJ TIL that before elevators the piano nobile or noble level (first storey in European terms; second floor in American terms) had the best rooms with large windows and balconies, avoiding the damp and smell of the street. Some newer buildings preserve the tradition.