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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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p8lD8 TIL of the term "Nerd Prom" and the three events it refers to: San Diego Comic-Con, White House Correspondents' Dinner and American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Wkv6o TIL A 2004 American Public Health Association (APHA) resolution called for a moratorium factory farms for growing antibiotic resistance of pathogens, drinking water contamination from waste, severe respiratory problems in workers, and illnesses among people living nearby
VL0B TIL that Warner Bros executives didn’t like the idea of Tim Burton killing off Jack Nicholson’s character in the movie, Mars Attacks! In response, Burton had Nicholson then play two characters and killed both of them off.
d8Er8 TIL That Jupiter is so massive that it orbits an empty point in space above the surface of the Sun (and so does the Sun)
6J6Z TIL,Cameraman, Frankie Biando, has been filming Sesame Street since the first season and still operates Camera 1 on today’s set.