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TIL that 59,000 people die every year from rabies, most of them from dog bites in underdeveloped countries. Only fourteen people have been documented as survivors of this infection.

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epwE5 TIL Debra McKenna forgot a class ring gifted by her then fiancé in a department store in Maine in 1973. A worker found it 47 years later with a metal detector, buried in a forest in Finland.
awddM TIL a unit of measurement common in Sweden and Norway, but not in Denmark, is the Scandinavian Mile, or the Mil, pronounced like meal. It is equal to 10 kilometres, but has been longer in the past.
9AAB TIL Israeli embassy said it’s concerned about popular American TV shows that depict the Jewish Lobby’s influence in America in a critical manner. ‘Could lead to conspiracy theories about the Israeli and Jewish control of American politics’
4vMg TIL Bulletproof & Fireproof Houses can be made from used Plastic Bottles
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