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TIL that Robert F Kennedy Jr is an Anti Vaccine Crusader/wingnut

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9Yplp TIL that when learning new phrases in a foreign language, hearing those phrases sung and then singing them has been shown to lead to better results than hearing them spoken normally and then repeating them the same way.
W7p7B TIL Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization for women barbershop harmony singers
R5w06 TIL that the Gilligan’s Island theme song was written by composer John Williams
rNpne TIL of Ikota, 'possession' of woman in the Perm Region of Russia. Epidemics had been so widespread, USSR officials had sent the party to investigate 'outbreaks'. Today, some scientists believe it's "a mild form of epilepsy which is a physiological reaction to extreme fright", or "Arctic Hysteria"
WkJA8 TIL that during the Middle Ages, members of guilds were referred to as “masters.” Artisans who wanted to join a guild were required to prepare a “master piece” to be judged for qualification. If the masters approved of the piece, that artisan would be accepted into the guild.