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TIL about Dracunculiasis or Guinea Worm Disease. A parasite that burrows out of your skin causing debilitating pain.

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v1Bmr TIL that Mississippi is the only state to allow drivers to drink alcohol while operating a motor vehicle. It is permitted as long as the driver's blood alcohol content stays below the state’s legal limit of 0.08%.
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