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TIL A liter of seawater typiically contains 100 billion viruses, most of which infect microorganisms

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Y770v TIL of Dialysis at Sea Cruises: A cruise specially for kidney failure patients and their family who require regular hemodialysis to survive.
rNlGo TIL that in the late nineteenth century, a doctor sold anal plugs as medical devices and praised rectal dilation as a cure for insanity, chronic constipation, headaches, foul breath, and numerous other ailments.
vP8QL TIL Sonic 2's story originally revolved around time travel. Emerald Hill Zone was supposed to be the “present” version, while Mystic Cave was the ruined present, Hill Top was the past variation, and the Chemical Plant was the future. This concept was used in a different manner for Sonic CD.
loYdN TIL while recovering from a plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he didn't like his bed so he called in a group of engineers to design a new one which served as a prototype for modern hospital beds
rRxY1 TIL Until late 19th Century wife selling auctions were held in England. Only the wealthiest could afford divorcing while others preferred just selling. It was also the backdrop for Thomas Hardy's 1886 novel 'The Mayor Of Casterbridge."