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TIL of Adermatoglyphia: The Genetic Disorder Of People Born Without Fingerprints

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Xy1k TIL an entirely unfounded rumor about “flesh eating bananas” panicked the public to such an extent that the Center for Disease Control had to set up a “banana hotline” as it was inundated with calls from the gullible public worried about killer bananas!
ADZ5n TIL That the same bacterium that is used to make blue cheese is also responsible for foot odour and also attracts mosquitoes
KRX4 TIL that when South Park did an episode on Tourettes, the Tourettes Association said they expected it to be offensive. After broadcast, they conceded there was “a surprising amount of accurate information conveyed”, adding that the episode “served as a clever device” for providing accurate facts.
oRW0K TIL: The number of US Representatives used to increase every 10 years. The last increase was in 1910 to 435 representatives. There would be over 1000 representatives today if the increase continued
WkD18 TIL the last time Germany did not make an appearance at the FIFA World Cup was 1950, when it was banned from entering.