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TIL there is a vaccine for Lyme disease, but humans can’t get it because the manufacturer fears getting sued

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vPwwL TIL the children's book The Iron Giant was based on was written by Ted Hughes, the husband of Sylvia Plath.
x66Xb TIL of Palenquero, a Spanish-based creole spoken in the Colombian town of San Basilio de Palenque that mixes Spanish with Kikongo, a language spoken in the Congo region of Africa. It is the last Spanish-based creole language of its kind in Latin America.
nW7yY TIL that many opal stones are actually made up of fossilized marine microbes, including diatoms and radiolarians.
neA7 TIL there are truly silent firearms: Russian cartridge design locks propellant gases inside the case. (X-post from r/guns)
y0bJ TIL disposable toilet seat covers are meant to have the flap fall in the front of the bowl. This is to prevent penis to porcelain contact or urine splash back.