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

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9oYX TIL the phrase “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” was originally meant to describe an absurdly impossible action. The phrase is an adynation, a figure of speech in the form of hyperbole taken to such extreme lengths as to insinuate a complete impossibility.
gnj4 TIL Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong’s cranky old grandfather, was actually the original antagonist from the 1981 arcade game
5VGLP TIL the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, triggered by a deadly blast at a rig used by BP.
GYp64 TIL Disney's Tangled is the 10th most expensive movie ever made, beating Avatar by over 20M dollars
oLOR TIL billionaires in London are building “Iceberg Mansions” where most of the home is below ground.