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TIL that the United States Government gave Indiana University one million dollars to study memes

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kJLY4 TIL that Jack Black's mom was Judith Love Cohen, a NASA engineer who helped create the abort-guidance system that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts. Also according to one obituary, she went to the office the day Jack was born and took a printout of a problem with her, that she solved later that day.
nWx7G TIL that Craig Hodges, one of the best NBA players of his generation and an outspoken activist, was blacklisted from the league after wearing a dashiki during a White House visit and giving Bush Sr. a letter criticizing his administration’s treatment of the poor and minorities
ANaGB TIL that before Nirvana was formed, Kurt Cobain led a band called "Fecal Matter"
DLJD TIL the oldest unbroken alliance in the world is between England and Portugal dating back to 1373
KOW1B TIL The Florida State Seminoles is not a mascot. Instead, the University calls themselves “Seminoles” in honor of the Native American tribe. The name is supported and endorsed by the tribe, and the University and tribe share a special relationship.