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TIL the connection between Halo franchise and the production of District 9

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d8Oxr Even after accounting for other known risk factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, a study found that Black and Asian patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were more likely to need mechanical ventilation and more likely to die than white patients.
eVeg TIL a 1m hammock made from a single-atom thick sheet of graphene could support a 4kg cat, whilst being invisible to the human eye
DQPEv TIL the "ALS Icebucket Challenge" actually raised enough money to create treatments for the disease (that work). It wasn't just a social media trend that went nowhere.
a8YjN TIL that Bubblegum Crisis creator Toshimichi Suzuki, passed away in January 2020.
bW74 TIL Stanley Kubrick considered both Robert De Niro and Robin Williams for the lead role of Jack Torrance in The Shining. Kubrick didn’t think De Niro would suit the part as he deemed De Niro not psychotic enough. He deemed Williams too psychotic for the role.