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TIL Arkham Asylum was named after Arkham, Massachusetts, the fictional town central to many H.P. Lovecraft stories.

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xnYB TIL Scatman John’s 1994 hit came after a long jazz piano career, non-vocal due to a debilitating stutter. He later saw scatting as purposeful stuttering to be used w/ his lyrics to remove shame. He went on to hit #1 in 14 countries, 32 Platinum & Golds, & break world records for music sales @53 y.o.
YpEZP TIL that the American Red Cross has updated their rules about who can donate blood, now allowing MSM, women who have sex with MSM, and former IV drug users to donate when they had been banned in the past.
oBALR TIL Narcissistic - A disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-importance. They lack empathy for others.
Brvay TIL that St. Claire of Assisi, who died in 1253 A.D., was named the Patron Saint of Television by Pope Pius XII in 1958, based on an incident in which she claimed the moving image and sound of a Catholic Mass had been miraculously projected on the wall of her room when she was too sick to attend.
d8B7Z TIL that the US Government made and released a freely available font called Public Sans, because "sometimes you need one that’s simple, neutral, and isn’t Helvetica."