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TIL Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion apparently takes place in the Tarantinoverse, as it features Red Apple cigarettes and Big Kahuna Burger take-out bags.

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J0Xj TIL of Promethea Pythaitha, a young genius from Montana who was profiled on the CBS show “Whiz Kids!”, and how her IQ and Greek background brought about unwanted attention, hate mail, and the death of a stalker by police.
b6B9Z TIL: Being wealthy makes you much more likely to get to play college sports. Students from families in the highest 20% of income have nearly 3x better chances of getting to play college sports than do students from families in the bottom 20% of income.
X0E0D TIL who Hattie Alexander was. An early pioneer in DNA research, her groundbreaking work on influenzal meningitis significantly reduced infant death rates and advanced the field of microbiological genetics. In 1964 she was the first woman to be elected president of the American Pediatric Society.
oB1OW TIL that selfie sticks are banned from all Disney theme parks
wLKA7 TIL that looting of DJ equipment during a 1977 power outage in New York played a large role in the success of Hip Hop