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TIL Charles Drew, founder of the blood bank and pioneer of successful blood transfusions died after a failed blood transfusion.

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QNrBE Today I learned about swing Band Leader Ivy Benson who was as famous in the 1940s as Glenn Miller, yet her name has not lived on in the public consciousness.
DJYV TIL there’s an annual “Bowie vs. Prince” bike ride in Portland that’s been going on since 2008.
m1KmP TIL the English word for Trombone used to be Sackbut
x6rw0 TIL Green Goddess salad dressing was created to pay tribute to actor George Arliss and his hit 1823 play, The Green Goddess
JKk1 TIL that the reason why some birds walk with bobbing heads, it’s so that as the heads stays motionless for a short time, they are able to observe a clearer view of their surroundings for predators