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TIL that a dog named Seamus was once a member of Pink Floyd.
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TIL the terms “Refrigerator” and “Icebox” were used interchangeably as far back as 1848 even though the appliance we call a refrigerator (home use/mechanically cooled) wasn’t introduced until 1913.
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TIL that we have effectively cured an extremely common form of cancer: chronic myelogenous leukemia
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TIL that 43% of Americans want to criminalize playing in a park alone for children 12 and younger.
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TIL Capt. Joe Hazelwood, responsible for the Exxon Valdez disaster that spilled 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound and cost $7B to clean, was only found guilty of a misdemeanor (negligent discharge of oil), and was fined $50,000, and sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service.
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TIL that the Vulcan Salute from Star Trek was actually based off of an ancient Jewish hand sign used in the priestly blessing. Leonard Nimoy, a Jewish man, based the iconic gesture off the age old Jewish tradition