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TIL Cuba has created four anti-cancer vaccines that have gone completely unreported.

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XEWMP TIL there are approximately 20 supervolcanoes in the world, and the supervolcano underlying Yellowstone last erupted approximately 600,000 years ago.
16bJd TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was the first civilian in the United States to purchase a Humvee military vehicle. He loved it so much that he pushed its manufacturer to develop a street-legal, civilian version, which was released in 1992 as the Hummer H1.
yV8Xe TIL about the Oceanic White Tip, the only shark to be known to deliberately prey upon humans (as opposed to biting them).
BgdGd TIL Nintendo coats the Nintendo Switch in a bittering agent to prevent users from putting the cartridges in their mouths
nWW0r TIL that in India, over 90% of people Do Not wear seatbelts in the back seat. Similarly, only 20% of Indian Children travelling on motorbikes have helmets.