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TIL that the Queen logo, called the Queen crest, was designed by Freddie Mercury himself, who held a degree in graphic design. The logo combines the zodiac signs of the four band members.

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RLrQ TIL that an Australian man named James Harrison was found to have an unusual plasma composition in his blood that has been used to make a treatment for Rhesus disease. He has made over 1000 donations throughout his lifetime, and these donations are estimated to have saved over two million lives.
wLwE TIL A professor died from from dropping a few drops of a substance called Dimethylmercury on her glove when conducting an experiment.
gLPX TIL Marvel ended the Fantastic Four comic and plans to replace the X-men with the lesser known Inhumans, all because FOX won’t give them back the movie rights to X-men and Fantastic Four
xVMA1 TIL Poison Ivy doesn't actually spread when scratched and is not contagious. The reason it creates the illusion of doing so is because different parts of the body absorb the oil at different speeds.
AKZ7 TIL a German study found women cry on average between 30 and 64 times a year, and men cry on average between 6 and 17 times per year.