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TIL people used to be given malaria to cure syphilis. The syphilis was unable to survive the high temperature from the malaria induced fever.

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BrkXk TIL Enzo Ferrari (the founder of Ferrari) never visited Rome, never used a lift and never got on a plane. He only left Italy in one occasion.
dDejQ TIL that barnacles are actually crustaceans, closely related to crabs and lobsters- their larvae look very similar to crabs, and upon finding a suitable site to adhere to, they will activate their cement glands, grow a hard calcium shell, and metamorphosize into adults.
9jX7 TIL Skin slippage allows investigators to remove the entire hand-skin from unidentified bodies, and wear it like a glove to get fingerprints.
WkBRY TIL Lincoln once reviewed 303 death warrants for Santee Dakota Natives convicted of killing farmers. He approved 39. The Governor of Minnesota then told Lincoln he should have approved all of them for more support in 1864 election. Lincoln responded with "I could not afford to hang men for votes"
WNaX TIL that weeds don’t have any classification and that any plant could be considered a weed.