TIL that college professors, including those in non-scientific fields such as marketing, the arts, education, or humanities, typically conduct research and publish academic papers in addition to lecturing and teaching classes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_the_United_States
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TIL that Surreal, a brand of breakfast cereal, launched a line of cereal that came with a free vibrator in every pack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_(cereal)
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TIL of John William Waterhouse (Apr.1849 - Feb. 1917) a painter whose notable creations include 'Hylas and the Nymphs' & 'Lady of Shalott'...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse
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TIL of Tenryu-ji Temple in Kyoto Japan, established in 1339 by the shogun Ashikaga Takauji in memory of Emperor Go-Daigo...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenry%C5%AB-ji
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TIL of Qube, a cable TV system in the 1970s that let viewers interact with the shows.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qube_(cable_television)
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TIL Denmark has given US exclusive and full military access to Greenland since 1951 but US just chooses to not use it. During the Cold War, United States military had 15,000 soldiers stationed in Greenland but presence has been reduced by 99% to just 150 soldiers today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_in_Greenland#Cold_War
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TIL of Edward Bernays, Freud's nephew. He got Americans to use Dixie cups, eat bacon, and add an egg to cake mix. He got women smoking then convinced designers to make dresses to match Lucky Strikes so they would sell. Then he created support for the United Fruit Company's overthrow of Guatemala.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
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TIL the human stomach gets a new lining every 3–4 days to prevent it from digesting itself.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26875/
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TIL that in Australia there’s a small territory where cannabis is legal. In the Australian Capital Territory (around Canberra), adults can legally possess small amounts of cannabis and grow a few plants at home and there are also legal cannabis dispensaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory
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TIL after the deaths by suicide of designer Kate Spade & celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain occurred a few days apart in 2018, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline received 65% more phone calls over the course of the following week. In addition, the Crisis Text Line saw a 116% increase in volume.

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/12/health/suicide-hotline-increase
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TIL that Boris Karloff was born William Henry Pratt in south-east London and never legally changed his name; he only became a star aged 43 with Frankenstein in 1931, his 82nd film.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Karloff
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TIL after the video for Madonna's song "Justify My Love" was banned from MTV and other networks internationally due to its "sexually explicit nature", she released the video single on VHS and it became the first-ever short-form video to be certified multiplatinum in the US by the RIAA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justify_My_Love
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