The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Mad Cow Disease

People can contract vCJD if they eat beef from a cow that has mad cow disease at the time of death. While mad cow disease is now fairly uncommon, at one point, it was undiagnosed and many were infected with vCJD as a result. Weirdly, you might also be able to contract this disease by eating the brains of squirrels or other uncommonly eaten animals...

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The More You Know

  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • Benjamin Franklin was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
  • The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
  • The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
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