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TIL there is a anti-cancer drug (Abt199) that kills cancer so well, the massive amount of breakdown products of dying cancer cells can kill the patient via tumour lysis syndrome

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nWL9o TIL that In 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 left a tiny statue on the moon called Fallen Astronaut, alongside a plaque listing the names of 14 astronauts and cosmonauts who had died. It remains the only memorial to lost space explorers on the moon, silently honoring their sacrifice.
BrdPL TIL that most places in the American South named Lincoln are named for the Revolutionary War general Benjamin Lincoln rather than Abraham Lincoln.
R0nQ TIL that there’s a deep sea fish that takes advantage of the fact that fish can’t see red light, and illuminates its prey with a beam of red bioluminescence so it can hunt with an effectively invisible beam of light.
Y7BX7 TIL there's a woman in Wales who hasn't been able to move her head or neck for years and must stare at the same patch of ceiling, in agony, but she cannot scream
1JVW TIL that a struggling young Harper Lee once received one year’s wages as a gift from a friend with the note: “You have one year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas.” She used her time off to write “To Kill a Mockingbird.”