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TIL of a horse named Jim who was used to make diptheria anti-toxin. One day Jim got tetanus and by the time anyone noticed 12 children who received his serum had died, leading to the creation of the 1902 Biologics Control Act.

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QJlAE TIL Ivan IV (the Terrible) inherited a library thought to contain ancient works from Libraries of Alexandria & Constantinople. Afraid that books would be stolen, he ordered his men to bury the books, then executed them. He died before revealing the location. Searches for the library continue today.
6EDMY TIL Sea Silk, one of the rarest fabrics in the world, is secreted by Pen Shell mollusks to attach themselves to rocks or the seafloor. When harvested from these mollusks and woven into thin fibers the silk is even lighter and smoother than conventional silk.
gMYMD TIL legendary composer Danny Elfman, behind such classics as the Simpsons theme song as well as the Nightmare before Christmas soundtrack, also wrote the song "Little Girls", also known as the Pedobear Song.
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a6YN TIL that David Allan Coe, when asked why he killed a homosexual in prison, he replied “I’m not sure he was a homosexual, well I guess he was, he wanted to fuck me in my ass. You know, I mean, I might not have killed him if he wanted me to fuck him in his ass, but it was a different situation.”