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TIL Pneumonia uses hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system

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OoMWg TIL when world champion boxer Joe Louis voluntarily joined the U.S. Army in 1942 he was asked about his decision to enter the (then) racially segregated organisation, he replied: "Lots of things wrong with America, but Hitler ain't going to fix them."
9wKJ6 TIL that goalkeeper Andy Goram, Glasgow Rangers' greatest-ever goalkeeper, was greeted with the chant of "Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams" by his own fans after it was reported in the press that he had a mild form of schizophrenia
jMPv TIL of Dragonskin a new generation of body armor. In one test this armor was shot by 150 rounds of various calibers of bullets including steel core rounds. It took a grenade at point blank range to damage the armor and yet was not enough to break through.
9YL0r TIL James and Betty Jones learned what a James Beard Award was on the day that they won one.
oPvL TIL The Vatican purchased enough carbon offsets for the enitre Papal city in 2007. To this day, the promised planting of a “Vatican forest” has not happened.