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TIL of Pityriasis Rosea. It’s a pink spot, that later turns into an upper body rash. Doctor’s think it’s caused by a virus, but it isn’t contagious.

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PYreZ TIL that Adam Rainer was the only person in history to be both a dwarf and a 7 foot tall.
8eMeZ TIL in 1995 a Hospital in Memphis anonymously received a $1 million McDonalds Monopoly game piece in the mail. McDonalds paid the hospital the prize of $50k for 20 years. It was later learned this piece was acquired as part of a years long scam and mailed to the hospital by the ring leader.
0wvaN TIL that Cobalt was named after Kobolds, the goblin like creatures said to inhabit mines.
Eg4YW TIL Canadian sweepstakes winners are required to complete a math equation to be eligible to receive their prize due to the Canadian Competition Act
ne8l9 TIL that there was a live adaptation of "How to Train Your Dragon" called "How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular" that ran in Australia during 2012-2013 from the same people that created "Walking With Dinosaurs Arena Spectacular". The pics are something else.