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TIL ‘patient zero’ of last year’s West African ebola outbreak was a Guinean child who played with bats residing in a hollow cola tree. It is unknown whether the bats were the ultimate source of the infection since either by coincidence or as a result of that public warning, the tree was burnt down.

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78Wob TIL of "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, one of the few non-English songs to have done so, and the first in a non-European language. It was the only single by an Asian artist to top the Hot 100 until the 2020 release of "Dynamite" by BTS
AwRa TIL at the age of 10, Russian Jewish immigrant Mila Kunis auditioned for but failed to get the role of a Russian Jewish immigrant in the film “Make A Wish, Molly.” Instead, she was cast as a Mexican girl in a secondary role.
OG0oL TIL - Although sesame seeds are classified as seeds and not nuts, the proteins in sesame seeds may resemble proteins in certain nuts and may trigger an allergic reaction in children who have a nut allergy.
ZK6D TIL The Korea Central Zoo in North Korea is home to a Parrot than can squawk ‘Long live the Great Leader, Comrade Kim Il-sung’ in English
W7r4B TIL that in 1998, celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo broke into singer Paul Young's house and served 2 years in prison as a result. Years later he called Young to apologize; Young accepted the apology and suggested D'Acampo invite him to his new restaurant to make it up to him.