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

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WkjB9 TIL There was a battle that supposedly took place in 585 BC which was interrupted by a solar eclipse. The battle ended in a draw and peace was negotiated ending a 6 year war.
0VYj TIL the US dropped more bombs on Laos during the secret war, than on all countries combined in WW2 - and that 300 people still die yearly from unexploded bombs
Zlap TIL Jodie Foster is so fluent in French, she dubs her own movies
Egn4P TIL that the average person farts anywhere between 10 to 20 times per day.
9wQwm TIL California's only pirate was a corsair sent by the Argentine Navy. He took control of Monterey for six days and during this time his Argentinian troops burned down the town's fort, artillery headquarters, governor's residence, and the Spanish houses, but left the residents unharmed