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TIL Asimov’s law states: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.”

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1aGR7 TIL Christopher Reeve considered suicide after his accident. His wife, Dana, assured him that no matter he decides, she will be by his side. He never considered suicide again.
69E1Y TIL about Charles Bonnet syndrome, a condition that causes a person with deteriorating vision to see things that aren't real (Hallucinations)
LER9 TIL in 1995 a Walmart store banned a shirt that said “Someday a Woman Will Be President” because it ran afoul of “the company’s family values.”
awypy TIL K-Y Jelly required a prescription in the US until 1980
5YAwB TIL that Sucralose (Splenda) was discovered when a scientist at a British college misheard instructions about testing a substance. Instead, he tasted it, realizing that it was highly sweet.