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

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ldw1 TIL that toll roads in Illinois were only supposed to be open for 40 years to pay off bonds by 1990.
rNyQy TIL that in 1860 the original 13th amendment to the Constitution was intended to preserve slavery in the states that already had it. Known as the Corwin Amendment, it was an attempt to forestall secession. It was passed by Congress, but ratification by states was suspended when the Civil War began.
7rjbM TIL that not all wines are vegan or even vegetarian, due to animal products used to help clarify the wines during the fining process.
JYje8 TIL that Bobbie, a Scottish Collie, was lost by his owners while they were in Indiana. He found his way home to Oregon, a distance of more than 2,500 miles, walking the entire way. His route was mapped out by the letters sent to his family by people who had sheltered and helped him on the way.
EJKp TIL: The Ford Mustang was not named after a horse but the P51 Mustang fighter plane