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TIL that the disease polio could be eradicated, but isn’t currently because certain Muslim clerics encourage their patrons not to get vaccinated.

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X6BQ TIL Jaws, scored by John Williams, was surpassed as the highest-grossing film of all time by A New Hope, scored by John Williams, which was surpassed by ET (scored by John Williams) which was then surpassed by Jurassic park (scored by… well, you know)
WkyEA TIL That the T. Rex could easily be outrun by a human given their maximum speed is only around 12 mph
GAGvN TIL that in Rosario, Argentina, the home city of Lionel Messi, people are banned from naming their children ‘Messi’
grMgL TIL Eastern Whip-poor-wills lay their eggs in phase with the lunar cycle, so that they hatch on average 10 days before a full moon. When the moon is near full, the adults can forage the entire night and capture large quantities of insects to feed to their nestlings.
rNBO0 TIL Human Composting after death is legal in 5 US states