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TIL Brazilian wasp venom contains a toxin “MP1” which kills cancer cells with little to no harm among regular cells.

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DWnp TIL men pay 97% of alimony, make up 94% of work suicides, make up 93% of workplace fatalities, 79% of all suicides, 78% of all homicide, are over twice as victimized by strangers than women, 82% of the prison population is male and men are 165% more likely to be convicted than women.
PwDV TIL: When Picasso was interrogated by an SS officer about his painting Guernica, “Did you do that?” Picasso replied, “No, you did.”
ANprl TIL Bungie recalled 200,000 copies of their 1998 strategy game "Myth 2: Soulblighter" as it was being shipped to retailers after a major bug was found in the uninstaller program that could cause most of a computers hard drive to be erased along with the game.
Y76RA TIL that in the series finale of the 80’s medical drama “St Elsewhere”, the credits feature the “death” of the production companies adorable kitten mascot, Mimsie
OoX41 TIL that a US Navy commissioned ship is currently captured by North Korea. The USS Pueblo is still listed in the active roster.