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DQ76J TIL Dorothy Thompson was a major celebrity in the 20th century, the "First Lady of American Journalism", equal in influence to Eleanor Roosevelt, and the first American journalist to be expelled by Nazi Germany
9YKLQ TIL dimethyl sulfide creates the rotten meat smell. One smell created by phytoplankton causes the smell of the ocean. "The largest single commercial producer of DMS in the world is Gaylord Chemical Corporation." "DMS is highly flammable and an eye and skin irritant." DMS is VERY potent in smell.
QJBna TIL the 1959 film "The Tingler" was about a parasite that causes tingling sensations in victims. The films producers rigged surplus WWII aircraft motors to random theater seats, so viewers would "feel the tingler" when it attacked. Some viewers were also paid to pretend to scream and faint
epQg6 TIL an obsessive Sarah McLachlan fan sued her, alleging that his letters to her had been the basis of her song Possession. The lawsuit was challenging because the fan admitted he was a stalker and his intention was to be near McLachlan in court. Before the trial, he died in an apparent suicide.
5NMR TIL in the 1980’s, over 6,000 Hemophiliacs living in the US were given HIV-tainted blood by health care companies still active today.