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TIL Alzheimer’s can pass between humans in rare medical accidents

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neMgY TIL the international space station has an acre of solar panels that generate enough electricity to power 40 homes
er44 TIL Titanic survivors were charged $1 per word to send telegrams from their lifeboat. One man used his last dollar to send the word Safe to his mother
Y76QZ TIL art used to be a medal competition at the Olympics between 1918 to 1948 and only stopped because most of the contestants were professionals and not the required amateurs.
MeArB TIL Dr. Seuss' widow disliked the 2003 Live-action 'Cat in the Hat' film so much she wouldn't allow any more live-action adaptations
PYnRe TIL Seattle, Washington's North Transfer Station waste collection plant has a viewing room and playground on its premises