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TIL that as of May of this year, there are still two survivors of the polio epidemic living in the US that depend on iron lungs

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Wrxd TIL A Chinese woman missing for 10 yrs and presumed dead was found living at an internet cafe. A runaway at age 14, she was good at the game “Cross Fire,"so other gamers paid to watch her play it; she slept at internet cafes and public bathhouses until being found at age 24
b6gRp TIL there are more than 200 documented cases of pandas attacking humans. Most bites occur when people attempt to feed pandas. In these situations, the pandas become aggressive and attack.
v1GN8 TIL about William R. King, who was the 13th Vice President. He died of tuberculosis after only 6 weeks in office. He was also likely President Buchanan’s same sex partner.
nWX99 TIL that cephalopods like octopus and squids possess a hard beak, shaped much like a parrot but turned upside down
R5v8 TIL that a person’s willpower is directly linked to their glucose levels. So people quitting smoking, when you get a craving just have some jelly beans instead.