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TIL that in response to bioterrorism threats, the US has stockpiled enough smallpox vaccine to vaccinate its population

Read more emergency.cdc.gov

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9wQLD TIL Richard Nixon wanted to be a rapper: “I have often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics.”
ADveg TIL of the euphemism treadmill, the concept of language being phased out and replaced due to offensive connections. For example, moron and idiot were legitimate medical terms, but were phased out due to people using them as insults. They were replaced with retarded, which has also been phased out.
wLXb6 TIL that there exists a single fungal colony in northern Michigan that stretches across 37 acres, weighs in at 21,000 lbs., and is around 1,500 years old
DMXv TIL that every US president with a beard has been a Republican.
6kml TIL that forests cover over 50% of Sweden, there are also around 100,000 lakes and over 24,000 islands throughout the country. Sweden’s right to public access laws allows these areas to be fully accessible by the public.