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TIL: In 1995 Christopher Reeve starred in the film Above Suspicion, in which he played a quadriplegic character. It premiered 6 days before his horse riding accident.

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E5JW TIL that the reason we say “redhead” instead of “orangehead”“ for hair color is because English didn’t differentiate between the colors until the 1540s, long after the term was coined.
yrNw TIL the wrestler Mick Foley became a fan of Tori Amos in 1993. After meeting her in 2008, he got involved in a group she started to aid abused women. He has volunteered extensively, fielding calls from women in difficult circumstances, and logged over 550 hours on the phone over an 18-month period.
Jp0B TIL an Australian doctor named Dr Jack Barnes stung himself, his nine year old son, and a local lifeguard with the Irukandji jellyfish to prove it was the then-unknown cause of Irukandji Syndrome. All three developed the syndrome, and the jellyfish was named Carukia barnesi after him.
kJpB1 TIL there is enough actinide metal (thorium and uranium) on Earth to sustain Breeder Reactors, which produce more fissile material than they consume, leading to enough fuel to satisfy the world's energy needs at 1983 levels for 5-billion years, making nuclear energy effectively renewable
78pjZ TIL that Wilma Mankiller was a Native American rights activist and the first woman to be elected the Chief of a Native American Tribe (Cherokee Nation).