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TIL Robert Ross won a Nobel prize for his work on how to control epidemics

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MegdW TIL that in the US a check does not need to be written on a bank check. It can be written on anything (including clothing) and legally be cashed as long as it includes the proper information.
WVo4 TIL Southern University at New Orleans, Louisiana has a graduation rate of only 4%
x6gxw TIL that actor Kent Rogers was only 17 when he did significant voice work for Warner Bros and Universal, not only being the original voice of Beaky Buzzard but also voicing Woody Woodpecker for a period of time
QJR8E TIL That Bumblebees’ bodies can be hijacked by the parasitic Phorid fly’s larva
awomL TIL The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter will produce, in an infinite amount of time, any finite text we can think of. This would include, as an example, the complete works of William Shakespeare.