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TIL Bill Gates was granted Knighthood following his commitment of $200 million to Cambridge to help fund AIDS vaccine research

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VygD TIL That while examining brain scans, neuroscientist Dr. James Fallon discovered he is a psychopath. While unknowingly viewing his own brain scan, he said, “It’s probably a psychopath… someone who could be a danger to society.
6EjOZ TIL the difference between ROBBERY and BURGLARY. Robbery is when one uses (the threat of) force to steal from a person. Burglary is unlawful entry to a place for theft.
w0lM TIL the letter “G” was originally invented by the ancient Romans as a variant of the letter “C”, which was then used to make both “G” and “K” sounds
RO1 TIL John Wilkes Booth’s brother, Edwin Booth, saved Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert Lincoln, from getting hit by a train.
d86W9 TIL that in 2004, researchers were exploring using sugar, specifically glucose, as fuel for an ecologically friendly automobile.