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TIL: Scientists have discovered how to change human leukemia cells into harmless immune cells

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epk04 TIL about Jean Meslier, a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism.
nW9Yo TIL about the the nilgai, scientific name Boselaphus tragocamelus. The generic name Boselaphus comes from the combination of the Latin bos "cow/ox" and the Greek elaphos "deer". The specific name tragocamelus comes from two Greek words tragos "he-goat" and kamelos "camel". It is an antelope
NeXQ TIL that NASA fastened a 1909 Lincoln penny to the exterior of the Curiosity mars rover for camera calibration purposes. Which means that future space archaeologists are going to be very, very confused
j6GeM TIL that hair styling powder exists, after I thought my hairdresser tried to sell me illegal drugs when he asked after my haircut if I wanted powder
VMdOG TIL R-12 ballistic missiles deployed to Cuba during Cuban Crisis were manufactured in Ukraine