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TIL Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at Ohio State University is not named after the confederate general, but the American playwright of the same name. His wife voiced many Hanna Barbara characters.

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rpk4 TIL a doctor in Canada is about to begin clinical testing of “Bionic Lenses” that can correct vision to 3 times 20/20 vision with an 8 minute, pain-free surgery. The lenses could be available in as little as 2 years.
kvJB TIL that the insult ‘hoser’ is from the days before the Zamboni - and the losing team had to hose down the ice to smooth it out.
lo8kr TIL while chewing gum, you can make it disappear by eating some chocolate. It is a chemical reaction of oils in chocolate with the gum
R7W77 TIL NASA pioneered research for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)/Orthostatic Intolerance (OI) and developed therapeutic exercise programs for them for astronauts returning from space.
OoOwY TIL that “sea serpent” myths likely originated from Oarfish. This sometimes 50 foot long fish is known to surface with its head and “crown” out of the water, seemingly searching for something. They usually die after surfacing, however.