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TIL many US universities have branded faculty positions. Examples include "Coca Cola distinguished professor of marketing" at University of Arizona and "Taco Bell distinguished professor of hotel and restaurant administration" at Washington State

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W7vMN TIL that, according to a study of Academy Award speeches, Steven Spielberg has been thanked more often than God.
p8kZO TIL that the Vikings were considered neat-freaks who seduced good Anglo-Saxon women by barbaric unfair practices like bathing once a week and combing their hair every day.
8ekmZ TIL a man named James Harrison had rare antigens for Rhesus disease. He donated plasma every week for 60 years and saved an estimated 2.4 million babies.
woOGM TIL shipwrecks grow "rusticles"
1G1X TIL for chickens to be considered ‘free range’, an outdoor access for an 'undetermined period’ each day is the only requirement, even if it’s only for 5 minutes.