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TIL of “the Bill chill”, the hesitation to speak out against Bill Gates or the Gates Foundation in research and journalism, for fear of repercussion.

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0wV7j TIL Jennifer Lawrence's career making role was Winter's Bone (2010) in which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. Just 2 years later she won it for Silver Linings Playbook, making her the second-youngest Best Actress winner at 22.
jNbAR TIL of triplets Aliyah, Zarrea & Evan Medina from Massachusetts. They are a unique kind of triplets, with Aliyah & Zarrea as identical sisters & Evan their fraternal brother.
EvXo TIL a study showed that US public opinion on policies has a “minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact” on the chance a bill will become law. Contrarily, economic elite’s opinions have substantial impact and high correlation with policy change.
8e7B4 TIL that the Sultan of Morocco proposed a joint Anglo-Moroccan invasion of the West Indies that would expel Spain from the Caribbean and place their former colonies under joint Moroccan-English rule. Queen Elizabeth was intrigued but both she and the Sultan died in 1603, scuttling any plans.
loXb7 TIL that a man called 911 after he was cut in half by a train.