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TIL a new blood test can detect 50 different types of cancer

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OogvR TIL Jules Verne's shelved 1863 novel "Paris in the Twentieth Century" predicted gas-powered cars, fax machines, electric street lighting, maglev trains, the record industry, the internet. His publisher deemed it pessimistic and lackluster. It was discovered in 1989 and published 5 years later.
MAJB TIL South Korea ranks 3rd in global suicide rates, and the biggest cause for youths? Bad scores related to an extremely difficult universal university entrance exam.
E1m47 TIL Richard Pryor hosted his own kids show on network television that drew comparisons to sesame street. An episode titled "Sex Education" featured Robin Williams as a guest.
b956E TIL of a fan campaign to get Donald Glover the lead in "Amazing Spider-Man." It failed, but his character on Community wore Spidey PJs as a nod. That episode inspired a Marvel writer to create Miles Morales, the first Black Spider-Man. Glover went on to play Miles' uncle in "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
px7O TIL people drown in the dead sea because of how difficult it is to roll over while floating face-down.