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TIL that new chemotherapy can kill all solid tumors in animal trials and the treatment will now begin trials on humans.

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69WyW TIL about the Chambers flintlock machine gun designed in 1792, presented to Washington and Jefferson, and tested by Hamilton and formally adopted in 1812 by the US navy.
xwxg TIL that every receipt at every store in Taiwan is a ticket for a government lottery with top prizes worth over 300,000 USD. It was introduced in 1951 to combat sales tax dodging by businesses.
M4wb TIL The “Don’t tase me, bro” kid TRADEMARKED “don’t tase me, bro.”
aWpb TIL that Paulo Coelho supports The Pirate Bay and offered to be a witness in the 2009 trial. His comment: “a person who does not share is not only selfish, but bitter and alone.”
l71x7 TIL there is no recorded case of a gorilla ever killing a human.