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TIL - Shirley Temple was among the highest profile advocates about breast cancer awareness. In 1972 it was common for doctors not to tell women their diagnosis and to initiate mastectomy without their knowledge or consent because they were thought unable to deal with the news of their affliction.

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xXk0 TIL Sweden has a secret blood bank that takes blood from all newborns since 1975 , and was used to solve the murder of Anna Lindh (politican) Link in swedish.
GAxlg TIL that every state has a Law Library that you can call to get resources regarding legal forms or state policies, and they are open to the public if you'd like to research legal matters (disclaimer: Law librarians are not lawyers)
Dx9V TIL illegal prime numbers exist. An illegal prime is a prime number that represents information which is forbidden to possess or distribute. For example: when interpreted in a particular way, a certain prime describes a computer program that bypasses the digital rights management scheme used on DVDs
7Eeb TIL that J002E3, originally thought to be an asteroid orbiting the Earth, is actually part of the Apollo 12 mission that returned to Earth orbit after 31 years of orbiting the Sun
epyjb TIL in 2007, a couple dissatisfied with their marriage went to online forums and unknowingly began talking with each other and discussing their marriage issues. When the husband and wife tried to cheat on their spouse with this "new person", they were in for a shock. They divorced soon after.