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TIL three Germans had been infected with rabies after an organ donation, as the donor was bitten by a dog and was undiagnosed

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ADrD7 TIL about a jewish tradition where couples are wed in a cemetary to combat plagues
R78w4 When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic records, and the development of our natural talents is just one of them.
L8ym TIL that nuclear power is essentially steam power. The nuclear rods create steam which turns the turbine.
PYO8E TIL that crabs have evolved independently at least five times
VMQkp TIL during Richard Ramirez’s murder spree, after it was revealed that shoe prints from Los Angeles crime scenes matched one in San Francisco, San Francisco’s then mayor revealed the information on TV. This enraged police as they knew Ramirez would see it and thus destroy evidence. Which he did.