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TIL that the TV show ‘The Incredible Hulk’ changed the main character’s name from Bruce Banner to David Banner because “Bruce” was a code word for homosexual men at the time.

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R5bYw TIL about the CTXφ bacteriophage: a virus that lives inside the Cholera Bacteria and carries the gene that causes symptoms in cholera infection. The unusual relationship is akin to a "symbiotic parasite"
MLvA TIL: Two bystanders were shot in Detroit when two men got into an argument over who made better Kool-Aid
xVvV5 TIL that Chuck Yeager broke two of his ribs two nights before a test flight. Worried an injury would have him removed, he told almost no one and snuck a broom handle into the plane to help him seal the hatch. He then proceeded to become the first human being to break the sound barrier.
lOAG TIL - Aaron Paul & Bryan Cranston both got tattoos together when Breaking Bad ended.
V7jk TIL astronauts discard their clothes after each use. Since it cost about $10,000 to get one pound of cargo to the ISS it is more cost effective for them to discard their cloths when they get dirty instead of wasting water by washing them.