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TIL There is a virus that can permanently kill cancer cells by infecting them

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vL9j TIL the mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) can make a woman orgasm spontaneously by smelling it
x6eb1 TIL the Japanese United Red Army conducted an internal purge of its members in 1972, killing 12, including 1 member killed for asking for tissues.
N748M TIL Isla Fisher almost drowned during the filming of Now You See Me. Whilst performing an underwater stunt for the film she had to give the impression of being in distress but when Isla's chains became entangled for real, she began to genuinely panic and everyone thought it was just very good acting
d8k6Q TIL In 2013, while walking their dog in their back yard, a married couple came across several rusty buckets sticking out of their land. The buckets were full of gold coins minted from 1847 to 1894. The total value of all the coins was about $11 million.
VMN70 TIL about Phocion, an Athenian statesman who was so humble and frugal that he was known simply as "The Good", was elected a record 45 times as Strategos (head of the military) and singlehandedly convinced Alexander the Great to spare Athens and focus on war with Persia instead.