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TIL in the 1970s, musician Gordon Sumner of Wallsend, England, had a habit of wearing a black and yellow jumper with hooped stripes when playing with a jazz band in northern England. The bandleader thought it made him look like a bee or a wasp, prompting the nickname "Sting".

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VBr6Z TIL in the 1980s, the networked ICON computer was commissioned by the Ontario, Canada Ministry of Education. Nicknamed the "bionic beaver", it ran on a Unix-like OS and featured a trackball. Subject to political debate for wasting money with a niche ecosystem, it was orphaned by 1994 and destroyed.
Xpo8 TIL there is a horror movie about an Orca who exacts revenge on the crew that murdered his mate. The actual Orcas in the film were a mated pair named Nepo and Yaka. When Nepo died 3 years later of pneumonia, Yaka stayed while he took his final breaths. She refused to leave him.
vPL0R TIL that during the 1984–85 season, Gillingham F.C. finished fourth in the Third Division, missing promotion by just one place, despite a strong start and a standout performance from top goalscorer Tony Cascarino, who netted 20 goals across all competitions.
b6PwQ TIL that when scientists transferred the gut microbiome of a schizophrenic human into mice, the mice started exhibiting schizophrenic-like behaviours.
QNJ5p TIL: In 1977 Evel Knievel attacked the president of Fox Sports, Shelley Saltman, with a baseball bat. He was upset over a book that painted an unflattering portrait. Although convicted he served a minimal sentence; multi-million dollar judgment against estate never paid.