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TIL a novel was written in 1999 about an African man carrying Ebola that arrived unhindered in Dallas.

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VMpm8 TIL about Chess960 - a game created by Bobby Fischer which uses the same board and pieces of regular chess, but randomly shuffles the home row to prevent players from relying on memorized strategies and instead rely on their own creativity
yQa68 TIL about the Ford Nucleon, a concept car designed during the Atomic Age that was meant to have a small Uranium Fission reactor at the back. Nevertheless, the idea never materialized due to it being too dangerous and expensive.
nmK7 TIL Because of Robin’s constant exploits with Batman, it took him more than 30 years to complete High School.
R7N99 TIL Andromeda is 6x bigger in the sky than the moon, and it's just too dim to see with the naked eye
rNme TIL a much higher percentage of astronauts wear corrective glasses in space, while fewer wear them on earth. The lack of gravity affects the shape of the eye.