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TIL dogs can be blood donors

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r8kM TIL that in September 2016, ‘Tube Chat’ badges were offered to passengers on the London Underground. Wearing one of these badges would indicate to other commuters that you are happy to have a conversation. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the concept was not well-received.
oRNg7 TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books.
KOZAB TIL producer George Young suggested AC/DC add bagpipes to "It's a Long Way to the Top" after learning that singer Bon Scott had been in a pipe band. Scott agreed despite having never played the bagpipes before; he had actually been the pipe band's drummer.
GnGj TIL that Jamal Woolard, the man who played The Notorious B.I.G in the film Notorious, was himself shot at the opening of Notorious.
N7xQQ TIL that during the SARS epidemic the World Health Orginization, under pressure from China, refused to give help to Taiwan, denying them critical information and access to tests. Taiwan would end up having a 21% mortality rate, as opposed to less than 7% in China.