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TIL Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize in Medicine by discovering a cure for Malaria in ancient Chinese Daoist Medical texts

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M7mVm TIL of the "Bootes Void" in space. An area of 300 million light years that is almost completely Void of galaxies
JYxy1 TIL it’s legal in the US for companies to sell or lease human bodies that have been “donated to science.” Many donated bodies have to be paid for by researchers, and funeral homes earn a kickback for every “donation.”
6ZRw TIL: a detailed study of the world’s economies predicts that there will be no European countries in the G8 by 2050
bXXa TIL that Jeffrey Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, accidentally consumed the sedated drink that he made for his victim, fell asleep, and was robbed of 300 USD and a watch. Naturally, he did not report the incident.
BeOD TIL That the descendants of Samurai are over represented at the the top of Japanese society, despite not being nobility for over 140 years.