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TIL about proton beam therapy, a type of radiotherapy that uses a beam of high energy protons, to treat highly specific types of cancer.

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9wLeQ TIL that the song "Baby Shark" is considered a traditional song and is in the public domain
N16e TIL that Australia banned an episode of Peppa Pig because it taught children not to be afraid of spiders.
b9L6N TIL that the same engineer who was responsible for adding lead (TEL) to gasoline was also responsible for the widespread use of CFCs as refrigerants. The same person was responsible for two of the worst air pollutants of the twentieth century.
p87wZ TIL the last 2 Afghan Jews lived on opposite sides of Kabul's synagogue, both claimed ownership of the space, refused to leave fearing the other would sell it. The two fought so much over the synagogue's Torah (bible) scroll that, after each called Taliban on the other, the Taliban confiscated it.
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