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TIL about the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus. Spread by mosquitoes, approximately 30% of the infected will die. Most survivors develop neurological issues

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oBkeL TIL that Stephen King's character Pennywise the Dancing Clown made his television debut in 1990 and the reboot (IT, 2017) took place exactly 27 years apart, which exactly follows the 27 year appearance cycle of Pennywise referenced in his book IT.
R5jY6 TIL that the first indie video game developer is a woman. Joyce Weisbecker wrote games for the RCA Studio II console from 1976 to 1977, and received $250 for her first paying work.
GY8lQ TIL the band Radiohead were originally called On A Friday. They renamed themselves after the title of a Talking Heads song.
lo4bA TIL of Henry Lucas, who in 1663 founded a professorship of mathematics at Cambridge University. The "Lucasian Professor of Mathematics" has become hugely prestigious, with holders including Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage, Paul Dirac and Stephen Hawking.
9YdjG TIL famed fetish cartoonist, Eric Stanton, shared a studio with Spiderman co-creator, Steve Ditko. The two frequently collaborated on fetish comics. Stanton even contributed to the creation of Spiderman, stating in an interview "I think I added the business about the webs coming out of his hands".