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TIL that in 2015, a Columbian man's lung tumors were found to be the result of a tapeworm that had burrowed inside him developing cancer and spreading it to the man.

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WDy4 TIL Kim Jong-Il was born in Russia.
LkPPP TIL: Photos of an old stone cottage built between two gigantic boulders --images dismissed as a Photoshopped internet hoax shortly after appearing-- actually depict a real structure. The Boulder House stands at coords 41.488176, -8.067814
Elax TIL the CIA spent millions of dollars installing spy equipment inside the body of a cat only to have it run over by a car on its first test mission.
e1yb TIL of Night Eating Syndrome, An eating disorder in which 25% or more of the day’s calories are consumed after the evening meal, habitual waking in the night to eat, and the belief that one must eat in order to fall back to sleep.
YpBgP TIL of Pyura Chilensis, a sea creature from Chile that resembles a rock. It is born male and becomes hermaphroditic at puberty, and it’s clear blood contains high levels of the rare element vanadium. It tastes like iodine, sea urchin and soap.