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TIL Woodrow Wilson is the only US President with a PhD.

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B8Br TIL a scientist in London has found a drug that acts as a synthetic alcohol and even has a “sober-up” pill that will quickly reverse the effects
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N7J6M TIL of Bruce Edwards Ivins. A microbiologist & employee of US Army, he mailed anonymous letters with Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) to members of Congress and media in September & October 2001, killing 5 persons and injuring 12 others. He committed suicide in 2008 to avoid capture by FBI.
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