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TIL John Snow is considered the Father of Modern Epidemiology, after successfully tracing back a cholera infection to a water pump in London in 1854.

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Z858D TIL of Project X-Ray. This cancelled World War 2 weapon, when deployed, would disperse Mexican free-tailed bats carrying small incendiary bombs. The bats would then roost onto buildings before igniting. It was intended to be used in Japan, were many buildings were made of wood and paper.
DQg6P TIL the title of the 2000 film 'Cast Away' is a double entendre referring to both his status as a 'castaway' on an island and being 'cast away' by his love, as revealed at the end of the film
0oJM TIL Most people in Europe do not use air conditioning.
yQQlJ TIL Lagos, Nigeria is the fastest-growing city in the world, with a growth of 85 people per hour
OdYa TIL that a New Orleans police officer committed an armed robbery murdering a uniformed policeman and two employees of a restaurant in the process. One employee hid in the freezer and was spared; the officer returned to “investigate” the crime, and was identified by the survivor as the shooter