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TIL that the oldest genetic proof of malaria was found in King Tutankhamun’s body. He had more than one strain of malaria, indicating that he had multiple infections throughout his life. The strains belonged to the most virulent and deadly form of the disease.

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8eMYK TIL Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, is an activist group founded by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt and others, shortly after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in March 1979, that advocates against the use of nuclear energy.
mxwno TIL that Japan has a phone to call the dead. The "wind phone" was created by a man named Itaru Sasaki, who thought that it would be a healing way to talk to his cousin who had passed away—even if the conversation was one-sided. Others now also use the phone in order to feel closer to their deceased.
QNlZe TIL that George Lucas took a $500,000 pay cut to his salary as director of ''Star Wars'' in exchange for full ownership of the franchise's merchandising rights. By 2012, the first six films produced approximately US$20 billion in merchandising revenue.
Z8P9D TIL There is a network of colleges that advocate the use of open licensed textbooks with professors adopting these books into their curriculum. As more textbooks are adopted, eventually students will less likely have to buy textbook for their courses in the future
OoyO1 TIL 'dyscalculia' is difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic, such as difficulty in understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, performing mathematical calculations and learning facts in mathematics.