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TIL: Ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus, not a worm. The same fungi can be responsible for tinea, jock itch & infections of the scalp and nails.

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EgZ1P TIL: The cliched and once popular dog name "Fido" is Latin for "Faithful" and made popular by Abraham Lincoln who is likely the first person to use that name on a dog.
A8K7 TIL that the fastest moving man-made object was probably a manhole cover which reached an estimated velocity of 125,000 miles per hour
6E4gZ TIL after the release of Snow White, Walt Disney threw a massive party at the Norconian Resort and invited his employees. As the party went on, Walts vision for a "leisurely outdoor event" was changed when the employees got heavily drunk and even started hooking up, causing Walt to leave frustrated.
gMb47 TIL Mr. Bean's choir theme song translates to "Behold the man, who is a bean."
PvQO TIL I learned that Bob Marley once said “The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?” after armed gunmen attacked his home two days before giving a free concert called “Smile Jamaica”