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TIL that about 15% of all Tyrannosaurus rex fossil specimens show signs of having been infected with or killed by trichomoniasis, a parasitic infection in the jaw that leaves visible holes in the bone. Modern-day birds, such as falcons and hawks, can suffer from similar trichomoniasis infections.

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rRYvx TIL that 3 months after Robin Williams' death, they discovered that he had a rare brain disease called LBD that was one of the worst cases ever seen.
woZOM TIL that there was a Commonwealth Winter Games. Between 1958 and 1966 three editions took place in St. Moritz Switzerland.
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