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TIL That scientists in the US and UK released large amounts of bacteria thought to be harmless to simulate biological attacks. The bacteria weren’t harmless and doctors were puzzled by mysterious infections. At least one person is confirmed to have died in relation to the bacteria.

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rRV04 TIL that Kazakhstan is the only country in the world that births more women than men (15k population limit)
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5VBlr TIL I NEED to drink water everyday !!
e0Dp5 TIL That Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol. His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist beliefs. Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it on his campaign posters.
LkDPd TIL about shrinkflation, the practice of stealthily reducing a product's size while maintaining its price so that consumers may unknowingly pay the same for less. According to the UK’s Office of National Statistics, 2,529 supermarket products decreased in size or weight between 2012 and 2017.