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TIL measles destroys your immune system's memory. Most deaths are from other secondary infections.

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eobL TIL Peter Cetara forgot his own name when he first met Paul McCartney. He said to himself “I’m just gonna go up to him and tell him how much I like his music.” And he walked up to him and said “Hi Paul, my name is …” Fortunately McCartney replied “I know, you’re Peter Cetera, how are you mate?”
x65vo TIL in 1958 a nighttime training exercise resulted in a mid-air collision between an F-86 Sabre and a B-47 Startojet. To save the aircraft, the B-47 crew ditched their nuclear payload to save weight. The undetonated weapon is believed to have sunk near Tybee Island and remains unrecovered today.
a80gZ TIL an earth year had more days in the far past. scientists made this discovery after comparing corals/clams which have corresponding growth rings for each day. depending on the age, fossils record 400 to 420 days instead of our typical 365 a year.
Mee6A TIL that Mel Gibson is a benefactor of the Survivor Mitzvah Project which helps Holocaust survivors around the world around the world.
nWkj9 TIL It's been 13 years since a new country was added to the world map, marking the longest period in modern history without the formation of any new nations.