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TIL Clitoridectomies (surgical removal of the clitoris) were performed in the United States into the 1960s to treat, among other things, "lesbianism."

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EQDx 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
D11AD TIL that Porphyria, a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth and peculiar behaviour, is thought to be the basis of the vampire legend
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