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TIL that two pharmaceutical companies own a patent claiming that cannabis helps kill cancer cells by promoting the re-emergence of apoptosis so that some tumours will heed the signals, stop dividing, and die.

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6EoP7 TIL Charles VI of France suffered mental illness throughout his life, and at one point, he forgot his own name and that he was king. Also when his wife came to visit, he had to ask his servants who she was, and ordered them to give her what she required so she would leave him alone.
xVOb7 TIL that Rob Thomas of Matchbox fame 20 had a rough upbringing and experimented with drugs. During one acid trip he decided to play with dry ice and his hands were burned so badly doctors initially thought they would require amputation.
0jVp TIL Antarctica has a fire department. It’s needed because Antarctica is dry, windy, not much water to put out a fire, and death for people without shelter.
loE1N TIL about Dr Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to get a PhD in Chemistry in Germany in 1900. She assisted with the weaponisation of Mustard gas, which was subsequently used on the frontlines in 1915. During a party to celebrate it's successful use, she committed suicide by shooting herself.
d8EZQ TIL that filming for the movie Gone Girl was shut down for 4 days because Ben Affleck, a Boston Red Sox fan, refused to wear a New York Yankees cap for one scene. The director and Affleck eventually agreed on a New York Mets hat instead.