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TIL: An underachieving Princeton student wrote a term paper describing how to make a nuclear bomb. It was seized by the FBI

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xVMnw TIL JK Rowling and Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe sat together for a 53 minute long filmed conversation in 2010, discussing how the film changed both their lives. Radcliffe revealed that he had an allergic reaction to his first pair of Potter glasses as whiteheads appeared around his eyes
KY89B TIL that the genetic traits that helped people survive the Black Death in the 14th century are linked to autoimmune diseases like Crohn's disease today, showing how a historical pandemic shaped the evolution of human immunity genes.
DQYQJ TIL that Mike Tyson had to pay Lennox Lewis $335,000 for biting him on the leg, at their pre-fight press conference.
7VYx TIL That Donnie from The Wild Thornberries was voiced by Flea, the bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers
OoD0X TIL Isdal Woman Mystery: In November 1970, the badly burnt body of a woman was found in a remote spot in Norway's Isdalen valley. Someone had cut the labels off her clothes, and scraped distinctive marks off her belongings. Police uncovered a trail of coded messages, disguises, and fake identities