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TIL almost 95% of people are born naturally immune to the disease Leprosy

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x6JYB TIL that Only 20 players in Major League Baseball history have worn the uniform number 69, the first in 1989. Eight of them played for Pittsburgh at the time.
9nDD TIL Scientists at UCLA noticed that “time and time again” people suffered their first experience with anxiety or depression right after stomach illnesses. They did brain scans after patients ate probiotics, and found that stomach bacteria actually directly affected connectivity of the brain.
6EXym TIL: John Williams, legendary 'Star Wars' composer, says he's never seen any of the movies
nWDjb TIL Queen Alexandra, Queen consort to King Edward VII, wore high collars and chokers to conceal a neck scar, and walked with a slight limp caused by rheumatic fever. Her style and popularity were so influential that women began copying the 'Alexandra limp' and chokers became highly fashionable.
5Vxyp TIL - Sir Issac Newton was appointed Master of the Royal Mint in honor of his scientific achievements, intended as a no-show job that "has not too much business to require more attendance than you can spare." But Newton took it seriously, personally prosecuting counterfeiters and revaluing coinage.