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TIL German biologist Stefan Lanka, who believed that measles was a "psychosomatic illness", announced that he would pay 100,000 Euros to anyone who could prove that measles was a virus. German doctor David Barden proved him wrong and Lanka was ordered by the court to pay the money as promised.

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LQbpP TIL Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at Ohio State University is not named after the confederate general, but the American playwright of the same name. His wife voiced many Hanna Barbara characters.
Eg9MW TIL Jerome Jacobson led a fraud scheme during the McDonald's Monopoly Game in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He worked for Simon Marketing, the company who distributed the pieces, and generated millions in illegal profits. The FBI caught the perpetrators during an operation called "Final Answer."
P1LWV TIL Stop signs used to be BLACK ON YELLOW
BrRLb TIL in the Breaking Bad episode “Ozymandias”, the show's producers secured special permission from the Hollywood guilds to delay the credits (which would normally appear after the main title sequence) until 19 minutes into the episode, in order to preserve the impact of the beginning scene.
NXp0e TIL The rivalry between the British actor William Charles Macready and American actor Edwin Forrest resulted in a riot that left dozens dead. The 1849 riot resulted in the increased divide from high-class Shakespearen theaters and low class vaudeville entertainment.