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TIL: flesh eating parasite screw worm is reemerging in north America, this parasite was eradicated in the 1960s from the united sates saving ~900 million annually.

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9Ygm7 TIL that although canvas is usually made of cotton or linen today, historically it was made from hemp. This explains its similarity to the word cannabis.
Nk8Q TIL that during WWII Australian soldiers in Egypt adopted a local dog as their unofficial mascot. “Horrie the Wog Dog” would follow them through various campaigns, warning them of approaching enemy aircraft. After the war he was successfully smuggled back to Australia in defiance of quarantine laws.
d817j TIL that an astonishing amount of what we put in our recycling bins doesn't actually get recycled. Plastic being the worst offender with around 91% not actually being recycled.
GAne7 TIL the famous sound of dial-up is the "handshake" between the modem and the Internet Service Provider before translating internet data into soundwaves.
wLmjW TIL that in the late Classical Era of Greece, women owned 35% of the land and property in Sparta. When a woman's husband died(usually in battle), his land and property passed to the wife, not to the oldest male.