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TIL a man from Colombia developed non-human cancer from a tape worm living inside him.

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Z8AQY TIL Researchers fashioned a scar on female subjects before their interactions with a stranger. Unbeknownst to the women, the scar was removed before the face-to-face conversation with the stranger. Nevertheless, the women said the stranger had stared at the scar and made them uncomfortable
gr1QW TIL The maximum magnification of high-performance compound light microscope is 1000x but 2000x is the high end of the performance spectrum
O9nX TIL singer Edwyn Collins suffered a cerebral hemorrhage which left him able to say only four things: “yes,” “no,” “Grace Maxwell” and “the possibilities are endless”
l75RA TIL a self-service Bento shop in Japan live stream its store on YouTube in a way to deter theft
BrR5W TIL that “Duck, Duck, Gray Duck” originated from Scandinavia, and one version of the game that came from Sweden was called, “Anka, Anka, Grå Anka,” translating to “Duck, Duck, Gray Duck.” Minnesotans have been correct this whole time!