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TIL That Trippy Green Code in ‘The Matrix’ Is Just a Bunch of Sushi Recipes

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yQ40M TIL scientists developed an experimental "universal treatment" for allergies. While still being tested, it works by wrapping allergens in a nanoparticle which sneaks it past the immune system. This helps the body understand it to be harmless. They so far successfully cured mice with egg allergies.
16Mj4 TIL about "fridging," a term coined by Gail Simone in 1999 after Green Lantern Vol. 3 #54, where Kyle Rayner finds his girlfriend murdered and stuffed in a fridge. The term highlights how female characters in comics are disproportionately harmed or killed for advancing the male protagonist's story.
dD7KB TIL; The Beatles never learned how to read music.
D55p TIL In 1988, the DEA’s Administrative Law Judge, Francis Young, concluded: “In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume…”
jNxJM TIL Silicone oil leaches out of remote control buttons and gradually makes the controller less responsive