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TIL Pneumonia uses hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system

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LQEkZ TIL that the highest (Mount Whitney) and lowest (Badwater Basin) points in the contiguous United States are located only 85 miles apart.
m1rJx TIL that during the filming of "The Matrix" in 1999, Keanu Reeves took a significant pay cut to ensure that more funds were available for special effects and costume departments, improving the overall quality of the film.
l7GWV TIL that the founder of audio electronics manufacturer Bose donated most of his shares to his alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is now the company’s majority shareholder.
8aJ1b TIl that in New Delhi (India) if trees fall sick, an ambulance is dispatched to treat them. This came into effect in 2009 and takes four people to do the job.
m7XP TIL Hookworms infested up to 40% of the population in the South after the civil war…symptoms stymied development for decades and bred stereotypes of lazy, moronic Southerners.