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TIL that James Watson, one of the scientists who discovered the helical structure of DNA, believes that stupidity is a disease and stupid people should be “cured”, people from Africa are inherently less intelligent, and that he would never hire a fat person.

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W7g5B TIL: That Barry Manilow was once a commercial jingle writer. He performed many of the TV jingles that he composed, including State Farm Insurance and Band-Aid. His singing-only credits include commercials for KFC, Pepsi ("all across the nation, it's the Pepsi Generation"), McDonald's and Dr. Pepper.
LD0Q TIL that the Sochi Olympics takes place right on top of areas that are claimed to be mass graves of the Circassians (Adyghe) people, massacred there by the Russians in the 1860s. One site is actually called “Red Hill” because of all of the blood spilt on it…
0wj8M TIL That silver miners in the 1800s would discard their old work jeans in the mines. These jeans now can be sold for prices over $30,000, Levis going for the most! Many people have started hobbies going into the silver mines in hopes of finding them.
8aAv4 TIL on 1st April 1996 Taco Bell spent $300k on ads claiming that they purchased the Liberty Bell and named it Taco Liberty Bell, and achieved $25 million in free publicity. The White House Press Secretary got on the joke, saying the Lincoln Memorial was turned by Ford into Lincoln-Mercury Memorial.
VAn4 TIL Exactly 10 Years Ago, Iceland resumed whaling after a 14-year moratorium