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TIL Toxoplasmosis, a disease spread by cats and mostly harmless to humans, is a deadly disease to kangaroos

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6EZBX TIL That J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5, revealed in 2013 that Michael O'Hare, the original lead for the series, left the series due to severe mental illness. Wanting to protect the actor's image Straczynski kept the secret until well after the actor's death.
xV7pw TIL about Xia Peisu, “The Mother of Computer Science in China.” With the country isolated from the rest of the world, she managed to develop the first indigenous PC, the Model 107, and to create the first schools in computer science.
1arlV TIL that lab analysis of Mexican Coca Cola shows it contains no sucrose i.e. "real sugar" and instead has a blend of fructose and glucose similar to US coke
XE9jr TIL Jamie Foxx saved a man from a burning truck. Brett Kyle was speeding and hit a drainage pipe, rolling his vehicle multiple times in front of Foxx’s home. The car started on fire, Foxx cut the seatbelt and pulled Kyle out of the truck seconds before the truck went completely up in flames.
x6om5 TIL A renowned Pakistani fabric, Ajrak makes use of camel and cow dung in it's manufacturing.