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TIL that during his Nobel Prize speech, Alexander Fleming warned about the potential for antibiotic resistance with improper use of Penicillin

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d5OE TIL the “American Psycho” movie studio wanted Leonardo DiCaprio for the Bateman role and were willing to quadruple the budget to accommodate DiCaprio’s $21 mil quote. Meanwhile, Christian Bale turned down all roles and auditions for 9 months, confident DiCaprio would eventually decline the part.
dDrRQ TIL that a married women keeping a male companion, maybe even for sexual favours, was a common practice in Medieval Italy. These men were called 'cicisbei'
kJkDB TIL the Babylonians were already calculating the probability of eclipses 4,000 years ago.
p8edZ TIL in 1958, a white girl kissed two African American boys, aged 9 and 7, on the cheeks. The two boys were arrested, detained for 6 days without access to their parents or legal counsel, and were severely beaten by the police. The boys were detained for a total of 3 months.
E1GeW TIL the Univeristy of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire (Oxford: 1249 AD. Aztecs: 1325 AD)