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TIL that the Dana-Farber Institute is supported financially by the National Cancer Institute. Many of Dana-Farber’s research faculty members also hold positions at Harvard University. Essentially, taxpayer money is helping finance research at Harvard.

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Qn86 TIL in 1977 singer Tom Waits was arrested outside a coffee shop for trying to stop men from bullying other patrons.These men were plainclothes officers,and Waits was charged with disturbing the peace.Waits disputed the charge,was found not guilty,and successfully sued the police dept. for $7,500
jQDa TIL a Playstation 4 horror demo called P.T. was considered one of the best horror games in years until it was removed from the Playstation Store. Now, consoles with this demo sell on ebay for up to $1000.
RB71 TIL that Adidas will cancel any sponsorship deal they have with a player if it turns out he has anything to do with Scientology
KYvGB TIL that out of the approximately 50,000 known species of spiders, only about 25 (1/20 of 1%) contain venom that can, to some degree, injure humans. You should expect to find zero to three of these species in any particular locality. The term "medically significant" spiders refer to these species.
16JXr TIL That in 1774 James Cook charted Sandy Island off the coast of New Caledonia. Despite its' inclusion in official maps and charts for over two centuries in 2012 an Australian survey vessel proved the island had never actually existed and may have been a 'pumice raft' floating in the area.