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TIL the word “iff” is not a typo but means “if, and only if” in logic/philosophy

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j68pp TIL about a documentary called Titicut Follies, directed by Frederick Wiseman. The documentary took a look at the conditions inside Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Massachusetts. In 1967, a judge issued an injunction that prohibited the film from being shown to the public.
oBZxr TIL Michael Jackson’s Thriller went platinum not once, not twice, but thirty-three times
p8y5e TIL Ariana Grande grew up wealthy. Both her parents were rich corporate bosses, with their notoriety helping her get early gigs performing with orchestras and on cruise ships.
4kg4o TIL that Firestar, the superhero that appeared in 'Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends' as Peter Parker's roommate, became infertile and got cancer from her powers.
epxag TIL that as boxer Esteban De Jesus was dying from AIDS (a frightening disease at the time) in 1989, his fierce former rival Roberto Duran visited him, lifted him from his hospital bed and hugged him.