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TIL Ozzy Osbourne’s entire genome was once analyzed by scientists to determine how his body survived decades of drug abuse.

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e00pn TIL in 1930, Ellen Church (a licensed pilot herself) persuaded airlines to change their minds about hiring females by challenging them: “Don’t you think that it would be good psychology to have women up in the air? How is a man going to say he is afraid to fly when a woman is working on the plane?”.
bZEp TIL Wachovia, now Wells Fargo, laundered billions for Mexican drug cartels.
1aEQd TIL that Weird Al Yankovic turned The Offspring's hit "Come Out and Play" into an ode about doing laundry called "Laundry Day" (you gotta keep 'em separated), but the parody song was never officially recorded.
Rnmw TIL there is a font specifically designed to help those with dyslexia, which “weighs down” letters to prevent them from moving around.
76PP TIL A swarm of 20,000 bees once followed a car for two days because their queen was trapped inside the car.