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TIL that after 50 years on the air, NPR had never won a Pulitzer Prize until this week.

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VDW4 TIL an early AIDS victim was dubbed “Patient O” but a typo changed this to “Patient Zero” and he has since been blamed as the origin of the virus in the USA.
69Abl TIL of the Outcomes Paradox in schizophrenia — Patients treated for schizophrenia in some developing countries have better outcomes than patients treated for schizophrenia in developed nations.
l85K TIL Judy Garland received $35 a week for her role in the Wizard of Oz. Toto, the famous dog, received $125.
JPbm TIL: The single largest infiltration of the U.S. government ever was done by The Church of Scientology
GaP1 TIL Shakespeare coined over 45 common phrases such as “Knock knock! Who’s there?” “Good Riddance,” “Heart of Gold,” “Full Circle,” “Forever and a day,” “Dead as a doornail,” and many others not listed in this article.