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TIL That actor Ashton Kutcher studied Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa in an attempt to cure his twin brothers heart condition.

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YpA7v TIL about the Living National Treasures of Japan - individuals and groups certified by the government because they are masters of a traditional art or craft that is in danger of being lost. As a reward, they receive a small amount of money from the government every year.
kXn7 TIL that Alan Turing, the pioneering computer scientist / cryptographer, and Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, worked together during WWII. They rarely agreed on anything.
97YB TIL that the entire staff of Australian radio station Triple J went on strike to protest the censoring of the N.W.A song ‘Fuck tha Police". As one final protest before they left they put N.W.A’s 'Express Yourself’ on repeat. It played for 24 hours straight.
PYYeO TIL Icelandic people actively work to eliminate English "loanwords" in their language by inventing and substituting new words from Old Icelandic and Norse roots
6EG9Y TIL Saddam Hussein said the reason why he resisted UN weapons inspections was because he was more concerned about Iran discovering Iraq’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities.