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TIL that the eldest daughter of Marie Curie died to exposure of the other radioactive element that her mother and father discovered, Polonium

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VB16Q TILL John William Friso, Prince of Orange and his wife, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kessel are the most recent common ancestors of all European monarchs, current and former that have reigned since WWII
loylV TIL that Schistosomiasis, the most deadly neglected tropical disease, can be cured for as little as a dollar
jgyj TIL in 1977 singer Tom Waits was arrested outside a coffee shop for trying to stop men from bullying other patrons.These men were plainclothes officers,and Waits was charged with disturbing the peace.Waits disputed the charge,was found not guilty,and successfully sued the police dept. for $7,500
YpvGr TIL as women enter middle age, they experience a rapid decline in facial attractiveness (regardless of cultural beauty standards) as compared to their male counterparts which scientists believe mirrors their quickly diminishing fertility.
oL0W TIL synthetic shampoos weren’t invented until the 1930s, with daily shampooing only becoming the norm in the 1970s and 1980s.