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TIL our ABO blood group antibodies are due to early minor infections likely from Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae and Influenza virus epitopes.

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pYR68 TIL that Turkey rejected a seriously entertained proposal for the European flag that had a cross in a golden circle over the blue background, citing religious associations.
lo4EV TIL In March of 2005 this guy bought 100% of shares (1.1M shares) in a traded company to prove the corruption. The next two days that same stock traded 50 million times and dropping the price 99% in two hours. All this with LITERALLY NO SHARES AVAILABLE TO BORROW OR SHORT.
9joM TIL Kansas is actually flatter than a pancake
9Grr TIL in 2011, a man found a penguin covered with oil and nearly dead. He was able to save its life. Every year since, the penguin swims 5,000 miles to meet and live with him in Brazil.
b6EkQ TIL: In 1962 a man named Martin K. Speckter invented "the interrobang" (‽), a glyph which combines the glyphs and functions of the question mark (?) and exclamation point (!).