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TIL that the word "meme" was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene as an attempt to explain the way cultural information spreads.

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rN6XM TIL about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their role in driving up prescription drug prices in the United States
nWx19 TIL after the OJ verdict, 75% white Americans and 30% black Americans polled thought he was guilty, but by 2016 those numbers had changed to 83% and 57%, respectively.
BdBW TIL that at the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th, police had to break up the applause, as the amount he was receiving was considered inappropriate for a private citizen
YpY5d TIL in Svalbard, by law, you must carry a gun when traveling outside of the settlements because of the archipelago’s abundant polar bear population.
e0mjk TIL that in November 2000, Japan passed their first anti-stalking law after a 21 year old student was murdered by her stalker the previous year. She had been turned away multiple times by the police who denied and falsely portrayed her as a promiscuous flirt on the media.