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TIL man flu is real: men have more crushing symptoms from flu than women

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Bgxpd TIL The naming convention for generations following Gen X, Y and Z follows the Greek Alphabet, with the current cohort known as Generation Alpha.
oR71E TIL the game Oregon Trail was developed by 3 college students trying to teach history creatively. The first version was coded in just 10 days in 1971 and played by middle schoolers for 5 days. The code was given to an educational nonprofit in 1974, and the creators never profited from the game.
4QNa TIL that the tombstone marking John Belushi’s original burial location on Martha’s Vineyard has a skull and crossbones that reads, “I may be gone but Rock and Roll lives on.”
l7J6N TIL McDonald's closed in Iceland, but the last burger and fries still linger on and are now in a glass encased shrine in a guest house in South Iceland. Twelve plus years later, neither appear to have decayed one bit.
yQXLv TIL The total energy released through an average hurricane is equivalent to 200 times the electrical generating capacity of the entire world.