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TIL that the process of “Bible Code” can be used to “predict” any conspiracy theory you like. One researcher used the method on Moby Dick to predict the assassinations of MLK Jr., JFK, and others.

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pQbp TIL A recent study of toxoplasmosis shows no link with behavioral abnormalities
oRrQE TIL that Varina Davis, the First Lady of the Confederate States of America, was personally opposed to slavery and doubted the Confederacy could ever succeed. After her husband’s death, she moved to New York City and wrote that “the right side had won the Civil War.”
JwNQ TIL that Kurt Cobain passed up playing a minor role, (i.e. the Eric Stoltz’s character), in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction movie. Also he thanked Quentin on the back of the In Utero album in the “Special Thanks” section.
vPO7L TIL about the Iowa Cow War, a series of violent disputes over the testing of cows for bovine tuberculosis in 1931 after a radio station spread misinformation saying that the tests gave the cows tuberculosis. It lead to the deployment of 31 Iowa National Guard units to protect the testers.
yQbnM TIL that apiarists, geneticists, and bee breeding engineers at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada have developed a new bee breed that is supposed to have beneficial traits, including strength and mite resistance, to try and cure colony collapse disorder and save the bees. #savethebees