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TIL after Sports Illustrated published its “Bag It, Michael” cover story about his lackluster baseball career in 1994, Michael Jordan cut off all official communication with the magazine, even to this day

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X8xR TIL Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, the CIA released nearly 12 million documents. One set of documents revealed research of possibility that “insane” people may be experiencing multiple “levels of reality” and their brains can’t process this information, leading to mental instability [PDF]
XEEjE According to a new study, pregnant mothers may be able to influence whether their children develop eczema and asthma, simply by having a dog in the home. However, the study also found that this “protective effect” likely has a limited lifespan.
eprxb TIL In the 1600s, the Royal Society almost went bankrupt publishing a book of fish images. This led to them not being able to fund Issac Newton’s manuscripts. His work was almost canceled, until Edmund Halley fundraised for it. They were so broke, Halley was then offered his salary in fish books.
DQYle TIL 80% of the moon rock mass picked up by Apollo astronauts in the NASA collection remains stored in a pristine condition for future scientific study
nWDe9 TIL honey contains hydrogen peroxide (and that's why it's antimicrobial)