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QbK9 TIL that a “double blind” study means that both the patient AND the researcher don’t know who the control group is and which option the placebo is.
d8X6j TIL that Mr. Homn, the Lurch-like attendant of Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation, was played by Carel Struycken - the actor who portayed Lurch in The Addams Family
woy9E TIL Greece demanded return of the Elgin Marbles in 1830, nine years after becoming a nation - a request rejected as of now.
loPGV TIL soccer balls were originally single-colored. They were made black and white to be more visible on TV for the 1970 Mexico World Cup