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TIL Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates in "Psycho"), discovered he was HIV positive after reading an article by the National Enquirer claiming he was. It's suspected someone illegally obtained his blood samples and had them tested for the virus, leaking the news to the tabloids.

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Zp0pB Today I learned Saint Patrick of Ireland is also considered a saint within the Orthodox Church because he lived before the Great Schsim of 1054 between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
8avnZ TIL when actor Ving Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998, he called fellow nominee Jack Lemmon to the stage and gave him the award, saying, "I feel like being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you, Mr. Jack Lemmon."
kav7 TIL Chick-Fil-A is suing a Vermont man for printing shirts that say ‘Eat More Kale’ because it is too similar to their 'Eat Mor Chikin’ slogan
v1lJ4 TIL of gyotaku, the Japanese art of “fish-printing” where actual fish are prepped and painted with ink, then pressed on to paper. It originated as a way for fishermen to record their catches and is still practised today.
Ly80 TIL: The common spiral depiction of the Milky Way Galaxy used in media is actually another galaxy:Messier 74. Because we dwell within the Milky Way Galaxy, it is impossible for us to take a picture of its spiral structure from the outside.