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TIL that taller individuals, due to having more cells in their bodies, are more prone to certain types of cancer.

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wLp07 TIL that Daisaku Ikeda, a Buddhist philosopher, holds 395 honorary degrees including 202 honorary doctorates from more than 59 countries across the world.
mx7Lv TIL that Orville Wright came to regret his invention. He thought his invention would be used for observation, but he was appalled by the horrors airplanes had contributed to in war.
oBeRK TIL that there are 150+ bison living on a small island off the coast of California. They’ve been there since a film crew imported 14 bison for a movie shoot in 1924, then left them behind when the shoot was complete.
ENdd TIL the leading cause of death for men under 50 in the UK is suicide
QNjme TIL that Andy Warhol, often associated with the avant-garde, was a deeply religious Byzantine Catholic who attended church almost every day. His brother described him as “really religious,” and Warhol even supported his nephew’s priesthood studies in secret.