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TIL that people with hypermobility carry a gene that makes them much more likely to have children with autism.

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oRE TIL there is a swath of land in West Virginia called the National Radio Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi signals are banned
OQA6 TIL that Martine Rothblatt made millions by inventing satellite radio. When her daughter was diagnosed w/ pulmonary hypertension, she earned a PhD in bioethics & formed a biotech company that licensed drugs to treat her daughter’s illness from other companies, making them much more widely available
KO6wE TIL the Blue Mustang statue, nicknamed Blucifer because of its glowing red eyes, in front of the Denver International Airport killed its creator in 2006 when its head fell on him and severed an artery in his leg
nMmB TIL the most decorated enlisted man in the British Army in WWI was a conscientious objector who never fired a single shot. He was a stretcher bearer who won the Victoria cross for charging into fire unarmed and carrying out 3 wounded men on his back
BR4L TIL, in 1928 a Supreme Court Justice argued against wiretapping and criticized the US government for its invasion of privacy