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TIL the brains of cockroaches carry some serious antibiotics, strong enough to slaughter bacteria that have evolved resistance to the hospital antibiotics we humans use

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7gAO TIL Jon Stewart is the highest-paid late night host, making an estimated $25-30 million per year.
9PQM TIL there is a growing number of people trying to get the word out about the cult like behavior of AA and the damage that is done to people in 12 step programs.
rNpdW TIL An encrypted copy of Microsoft Bob was included on the Windows XP CD with the intention of making it take longer to download an illegal copy of the disc image
aw79 TIL According to researchers at Newcastle University, a bacon sandwich can cure a hangover
JrM8 TIL: Matthew Broderick killed a mother and her daughter when he crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo. He was fined $175.