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TIL that 57% of postdoctoral researchers are temporary visa holders

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6b47 TIL “Under Pressure” was written by David Bowie and Queen during a 24-hour wine and cocaine marathon
OoAeX TIL that from 1897 until 1996 the federal government had a board of tea testers whose job was to make sure that imported tea was good enough to be sold in the US.
ndO7 TIL that there was a controversy with Tinky-Winky from the show ‘Teletubbies’, with critics stating he was a symbol for gay pride. Ken Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment commented, that: “He’s not gay. He’s not straight. He’s just a character in a children’s series.”
dQMj TIL that when early humans transitioned from hunter gathering to agriculture, it actually lowered their standards of living.
epxKE TIL a South Korean mayor had a ton of trash dumped on a pristine beach in southwest Jindo for International Coastal Cleanup Day so that 600 volunteers could carry out cleaning activities. He later apologized and said the event was meant to raise awareness about the seriousness of coastal waste.