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

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l1G1 TIL that a tribe in India has an ‘elopement festival’ where young people can choose their own partner, bypassing the traditional arranged marriage
pDd4 TIL that Bob Dole’s 1996 campaign web site is still online.
0d0eN TIL that even though the Vatican says a bishop or archbishop should be referred to as "His/Your Excellency", the Canadian government does not recognize it, and instead refers to bishops by their title only
R7yk8 TIL that the vast majority of wine is NOT vegetarian or vegan
xVe61 TIL since 2011, NOAA has required the use of thinner, weaker hooks, in the Gulf of Mexico, that straighten to release large bluefin tuna before they die of exhaustion on the line, which resulted in 75% less dead, discarded fish in the Gulf.