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TIL that suicidal ideation is associated with inflammation in the brain and/or body

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LQ5yr TIL that at least one malaria strain has evolved to make infected mosquitoes feed more frequently. This is because mosquitoes’ immune systems eventually kill most diseases they consume, requiring them to feed again quickly to spread a disease.
rry TIL That from the late 1860s until the 1970s, several American cities had ugly laws making it illegal for persons with “unsightly or disgusting” disabilities to appear in public
xVZob TIL George Foreman, the sandwich grill guy, has 5 sons all named George Edward Foreman.
5VOLP TIL that when Peyton Manning was 5, his mother took him to a Saints game, as his father Archie was the quarterback. Due to Archie's poor performance, the crowd started booing him. Peyton's mother was worried that seeing his father booed would upset Peyton, only to see that he was also booing Archie.
QJv8k TIL The oldest human construction are some Australian Aboriginal Fish Traps (40,000 years old)