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TIL that Cannabidiol, a chemical extract from cannabis, is the first nontoxic substance found to fight aggressive metatastic breast cancer cells.

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XEe5Q TIL Homer Simpson’s conversations with his own brain were often introduced because it filled time and was easy for animators to work on. Homer's conversations with his brain were used several times during the 4th season, but were later phased out after producers “used every possible permutation.”
lE1 TIL The mansion in X-Men is the same as Billy Madisons mansion
d0A8 TIL the original purpose of Carroll’s nonsense poem “Jabberwocky” was to satirize both pretentious verse and ignorant literary critics… and now it’s studied in schools.
Z8vAa TIL during Hitler's childhood, the Jewish doctor that was treating his mother for cancer reduced his prices so she could afford treatment. Hitler never forgot this and gave him special protection during WWII as a "Noble Jew". Doctor Eduard Bloch ended up outliving Hitler himself.
X0v16 TIL that an A&W restaurant in Lansing Michigan is credited with inventing the bacon cheeseburger, some say due to customers constantly requesting it.