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TIL Natalie Portman skipped the Phantom Menace premier so she could for study her high school finals.

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GPe1 TIL the doctor who claimed that there was a link between autism and vaccines had his medical licence removed when he was found to have fabricated evidence.
M7rna TIL that 95% of Egyptians live within 5% of Egypt’s land area
VMlMk TIL 64% of Americans believe schizophrenia involves a split personality. A person with schizophrenia doesn't have two different personalities. Instead, he has false ideas/delusions or has lost touch with reality. Multiple personality disorder is unrelated.
wonV8 TIL about Masuleh, a scenic village where roofs and yards become one. This village is built on the side of a mountain in such a way that most of the walkable space in the village is on the rooftops of the buildings of the layer below.
8elP8 TIL the observation of the comet Kohoutek helped to support the "dirty snowball" hypothesis about the composition of comet nuclei. The comet was a disappointment to the public, however, because early projections for its brightness had been too optimistic.