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TIL there’s a deleted scene in ‘Back to the Future’ where Marty tells Doc that he’s worried hitting on his mother could make him gay.

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od4r TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s father was named Homer, Mother was Marge, and had sisters named Maggie and Lisa. Bonus: His mother’s maiden name was Wiggum.

wol7o TIL in1940, Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, created a time capsule intended to preserve items for 6,000 years.Called the "Crypt of Civilization," it contains recordings of everyday sounds, copies of the Bible, scientific instruments, and more. It's scheduled to be opened in the year 8113.

oXko TIL Hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombs, faced considerable discrimination in Japan following the war. Families forbade theor children from marrying hibakusha, and they were often denied employment due to fears that the radiation they were exposed to was hereditary, or contagious.

d8wQB TIL that U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy was a heroin addict in his later years. The U.S. Government didn't turn a blind eye... instead, the U.S. government paid for his heroin until his death.

yJWe TIL in 2014 prescription drugs surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in 29 US states.