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TIL Leslie Nielsen Used to Walk Into the Cockpit and say “Good luck. We’re all counting on you,” to the Pilots when he would fly (end of the article)

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KOxR6 TIL that R2D2 and C3PO are two important proteins involved in RNA interference. It's a process that leads to silencing of specific genes depending on their requirement in the cell. They are named after the Star Wars characters with the same names.
9LwM TIL The term “Sweet Death” refers to dying of hypothermia, because you feel an innocent desire to lie down and sleep. A certain feeling of wellness overcomes you. And with a sardonic ‘Mona Lisa’ smile on your face, you die.
9Me7 TIL Italian police told Amanda Knox she was HIV positive, had her make a list of everyone she’d slept with, leaked it to the press, then said the test was a “mistake.”
y7vw TIL that actor Zachary Quinto who plays Spock in the new Star Trek went on a spiritual retreat to Peru to take ayahuasca with a shaman. He considers ayahuasca a medicine and not a drug.
xrYw TIL R. Lee Ermey was initially hired only to be the technical advisor on the set of Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick changed his mind after Ermey put together an instructional tape, in which he went on an extended tirade towards several extras