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TIL The stereotype of the “dense US southerner” comes from Hookworm, a parasite that causes developmental delays in children. Absorbed through feet and common when around raw sewage, it’s common in impoverished areas. It was rampant in the early 20th century, and it’s back.

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e0g4L TIL About Rags. A stay mutt found by a U.S. soldier in WW1, Rags became the mascot of the 1st Infantry Division after he saved hundreds of lives by running messages under fire. When Rags was injured he was sent to a field hospital with an order from HQ "The dog gets attention same as soldiers"
0wPG5 TIL of all felines, the Margay (tree ocelot), native to Central and South America, is most adapted for a true arboreal life.It is the only cat to possess the ability to rotate its hind legs 180°, enabling it to run head-first down trees like squirrels.It can also hang from a branch by one hind foot.
xVaNw TIL the Nazis had an annual charity drive called Winterhilfswerk. It was not uncommon for those who forgot or donated to little to lose their jobs, be prosecuted, or be victims of mob violence. Large donations were a way to establish oneself as a loyal supporter of the Nazi Party without joining it.
OOX TIL Jackie Chan not only voiced the leading male role in the Chinese version of “Mulan” but also preformed the song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.”
ANKr4 TIL At least 11 people have been born in Antarctica. The first was Emilio Palma, born in 1978 to Argentine parents at Esperanza, Hope Bay, near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula.