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TIL: Continuum, a magazine created to deny the existence of AIDS, shut down when all of it’s editors died of AIDS.

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QJPVp TIL that in 2016, 'lost songs' and medieval music that hadn't been heard for 1,000 years were reconstructed and performed by experts from Cambridge University.
yQ9gX TIL that the US flag was not the first flag on the moon. It was a "flag" from the University of Bern (Switzerland) that was used to capture solar wind particles, and was planted first to maximise the experiment's duration.
W7ZnN TIL although Pepperdine University is in an area historically known for wildfires, they never evacuate their students, faculty, and staff duirng a brushfre. Working with LAFD, constructing buildings with fire-resistant materials, and creating firebreaks make the campus ideal for sheltering in place.
W7gpA TIL that the dog from the iconic cover of "National Lampoon" with a gun to its head died from being shot by an unknown person. Also, TIL the dogs name was 'Cheeseface.'
Od1e TIL that the medically approved way to test for a pinworm infection is called ‘scotch tape test’: where you tape the patient’s asshole and remove it to check for eggs.