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TIL until 1990, homosexuals were banned from immigrating to the United States.

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Oo4DX TIL that Bill Gates' mother, Mary, knew John Opel, CEO of IBM, because both served on the national United Way committee. At Mary's request, Opel set up a meeting with Bill Gates, CEO of then-small software firm Microsoft, to discuss the possibility of using PC-DOS for IBM's about-to-be-released PC.
xp05 TIL Harvard scientists have proven that detox diets or “juicing” doesn’t work… and that there is no basis in human biology that indicates fasting is a healthy way to detox the body
Rdp9 TIL: The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they can be easily confused at a crime scene.
0wRVp TIL Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, wrote lyrics to the Star Trek theme song so he could be registered as the theme’s lyricist and claim 50% of performance royalties. When asked, Gene said, “Hey, I have to get some money somewhere. I’m sure not gonna get it out of the profits of Star Trek.”
VMdo0 TIL Burger King launches Chocolate Whopper for April Fool's Day in 2018 as a prank