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TIL non-invasive prenatal testing, which draws blood from the mom to detect fetal abnormalities, can detect maternal cancer. Multiple severe chromosomal abnormalities can mean mom has cancer rather than fetus has many birth defects

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4BoR TIL that Trader Joes employees will open and let you sample anything in their store if asked, including alcoholic beverages if allowed by law…
wLkL7 TIL there was a plan in the 1920s/30s to dam the Mediterranean Sea, create a series of hydroelectric dams, lower sea levels and make North Africa more fertile. It was imagined by a German who wanted to avoid another world war for resources, land and energy by providing plentiful resources for Europe
v1gnx TIL that a 2014 study conducted by the WIFII determined that roughly 4% of webpages contain a reference to female anatomy
45A5 TIL many german cities have artificial hills known as Schuttberge, created after WWII to deal with the debris of the destroyed buildings
neDYd TIL that in 1977, Queen Elizabeth II planned to hit Ugandan dictator Idi Amin over the head with a ceremonial pearl sword if he gatecrashed a Silver Jubilee church service