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TIL that 10+ sexual partners in a lifetime heights cancer risk in men by 70% and in women by 91%

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mAdM TIL of Bo Gritz, a former U.S. army green beret who ran for President in the 90s, helped resolve the Ruby Ridge incident and was partially the inspiration for Hannibal from the A-Team
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