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TIL Down syndrome used to be called Mongolism

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v1BZR TIL That John Williams and Stephen Spielberg met in 1972 after Spielberg got a Universal executive to arrange for their meeting. Williams, charmed by Spielberg's enthusiastic personality, agreed to work with him, cementing one of the best known film and music partnerships.
a8e4M TIL fire ant bites can cause an allergic reaction to scorpion venom even during first exposure which usually should not cause anaphylaxis.
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6Ek1W Today I learned that NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal only scored one three-pointer in his entire career.
p8KNA TIL Songs such as 'The House of the Rising Sun' originally by Georgia Turner, were a result of Alan Lomax traveling the US countryside recording songs from Prisons, Plantations, and other regions at the time seen as having 'lower music'.