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TIL: Hookworms have exceptional success in treating various autoimmune diseases for which the medical world has yet to find cures.

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dDprr TIL using a red cross as a health symbol in video games can be illegal and can violate the Geneva Conventions, as it's a protected emblem reserved for medical services in wartime
N7jZN TIL that lots of people believe that greek gods were actually “Ancient Aliens” who held super technology way ahead of their times. The aliens are credited for building historic sites, like the pyramids, and are still around us today!
ONa4 TIL Hugh Jackman gets bodybilding advice from The Rock, and The Rock refers to Jackman as ‘Wolverine.’
8a9wZ TIL that an Indian woman defended her father from three gunmen that had broken into their home, and fought them off. She disarmed one, attacked him with an axe, then killed him with his own gun, before shooting and wounding another as he made his escape.
gR09 TIL that in 1998 and 2001, Japan modified a number of national holidays in order to place them on Mondays and create three day weekends. This is referred to as the Happy Monday System.