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TIL that The Offspring Front man Dexter Holland Earned a Doctorate in Molecular Biology from the University of Southern California in 2017, Focusing on HIV and Immunodeficiency Viruses.

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xVYmD TIL of Eben Byers, who won the US Amateur Golf Championship in 1906. After an injury a doctor recommended a popular ‘cure-all’ called Radithor. Due to taking this, his jaw had decayed. The deteriorating tissue was surgically removed, leaving him with a gaping hole where his mouth used to be.
KPK4 TIL that Kim Jong Il ordered the kidnap of South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and his wife to make movies for North Korea. They gained Kim’s trust and allowed them to travel to Vienna, where they seeked asylum to US Embassy. Feared about their credibility, they secretly taped Kim’s voice prior.
rm5x TIL That despite the many references to Germany in Django Unchained (a film set in 1858), Germany didn’t exist until 1871.
wVW1 TIL A college student put a fake quote on Wikipedia soon after the death of the famous composer Maurice Jarre, and several journals put the fake quote in their articles about Maurice Jarre’s death. It went unnoticed until he said something about it.
kQOg TIL That Julius Caesar’s last words were not “Et tu, Brute?” but were actually “Kai su, teknon?” which translates to “You too, child?” Happy Ides of March!