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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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9wANp TIL that a popular asthma inhaler in the 1970s and 1980s was removed from sale in New Zealand in 1989 because its introduction and widespread use was associated with an epidemic of asthma deaths. The mortality rate declined following the withdrawal
WX78 TIL NASA use’s the film Armageddon as training. New recruits have to find as many inaccuracies as possible. There are 168, more than 1 per minute.
1aWy7 TIL Thomas Paine enlisted and briefly served as a privateer, which was basically a state sanctioned pirate.
m1YLy TIL Pocatello, Idaho used to have what the American Vexilogical Association called "the worst flag in America"
kOB6g TIL that there is a 8.5 cm (3.3 in) aluminium astronaut on the moon called the Fallen Astronaut meant to honor astronauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration.