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TIL that Schistosomiasis, the most deadly neglected tropical disease, can be cured for as little as a dollar

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nDbG TIL that Olivia de Havilland (Gone With the Wind) and Kirk Douglas (Spartacus), both age 99, are the last two surviving stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age
alDL TIL Hollywood uses a measurement called Q scores to determine the likability of celebrities. The highest ranking celebrities include Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman with 48 points, while Kim Kardashian was determined to have to lowest Q score with -71.
l7KaN TIL Vikings Used Urine-Boiled Fungus, known as touchwood, to Create a Smoldering Material That Allowed Them to Carry Fire with Them
yDlX TIL that in 1781 a slave ship threw 133 slaves overboard to make an insurance claim for them as cargo.
e0XbD TIL about the six degrees of separation. It is the idea that all people on average are six social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of a friend of a friend statement can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It is also known as the six handshakes