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TIL that kids can hear sounds that adults can't

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XZ9j TIL That Lyndon Johnson once threatened a Greek Ambassador saying “Fuck your parliament and your constitution. America is an elephant. Cyprus is a flea. Greece is a flea. If these two fleas continue itching the elephant, they may just get whacked good…”
R7lxj TIL that a chimp, named Ham, originally from Cameroon, was sent into space and recovered alive in a test to ensure that a human being could survive space flight and perform useful functions outside Earth's atmosphere. He died at 25 and is buried at the International Space Hall of Fame in New Mexico.
v1nLL TIL the Bubonic Plague is still around. It affects about 7 people a year in the US, and small rodents like prairie dogs are fed vaccine treats to help their populations and reduce spread.
4Bvw TIL Fritz Joubert Duquesne lost his family and farm in the Anglo-Boer War, became a German Spy and Traveled the world under different identities till finally he had his revenge on the British Field Marshal that gave the order.
PY8Vw TIL of "Hickam's dictum," a counterargument to Occam's razor in the medical profession. While Occam's razor suggests to a doctor that she should assume the simplest solution - a single cause for multiple symptoms, Hickam's dictum states: "A patient can have as many diseases as he damn well pleases."