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

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r5BM TIL that the largest known fossil spider is only about half the size of its modern relatives. (Meaning that the biggest spiders that exist today might be biggest spiders that have ever existed…)
R7Jl6 TIL that Japanese POWS provided a vast wealth of information during WWII. This was because most Japanese soldiers were unaware of the rights they retained as prisoners under the Geneva convention. Many also felt indebted to American troops for the courteous treatment they received.
0L4j TIL the artist Sia released an album compiled of rejected songs originally ghostwritten for A-List artists
DQ1Aj TIL about Cliff Young, a 61-year-old farmer who won the 543 mile (875 k) endurance race from Sydney to Melbourne. Wearing work clothes, he ran without sleeping for five days. Surprised to learn there was a cash reward he shared it with the other competitors. Young credited his win to herding sheep.
BgoYk TIL: Exploding Head Syndrome where a sudden imaginary loud noise startles you awake is related to myoclonus.