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TIL Two infectious diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.

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newp9 TIL Researchers have found a link between pigmentation (melanocortin system) and aggression/promiscuity in animals
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KOWxG TIL There is a fake cemetery in Houston put there to prevent littering and vagrancy
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