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TIL Dexter Holland of The Offspring published scientific findings in PLoS One in 2013

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O951 TIL: More Canadian soldiers died from suicide than from combat in recent 10 year war in Afghanistan
GYDlG TIL of Charles Bliss, who invented Blissymbols- a universal written language. It was a total flop, until in 1965 he discovered it was being used to communicate with kids with cerebral palsy. He promptly sued the small organization using it because they had made changes to aid in communication.
ek0g TIL The UK’s internet porn filter architect was arrested on child porn offences.
1a8vV TIL that the song "Dirty Creature" by New Zealand new wave rockers Split Enz makes (metaphorical) reference to Taniwha, powerful beings believed by the Maori to inhabit treacherous waters. Tim Finn had been suffering panic attacks, and co-wrote this song to try to contend with his suffering.
ANQ8n TIL: After being synthesized by Heinrich Dreser of The Bayer company in 1895, heroin was originally used as a treatment for morphine addiction and The Bayer company marketed it by sending out free samples of it to the public