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TIL of the discovery of chemotherapy. During WWII it was discovered that mustard gas reduced white blood cell counts. In the 1940s, two pharmacologists examined the effects of mustard gas in treating lymphoma in mice. They then treated a patient with nonHodgkin's lymphoma with the chemical agent.

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l78or TIL There was so much shit in the streets of 14th century Paris that multiple roads had names which originated from the french word for shit, "merde": rue Merdeux, rue Merdelet, rue Merdusson, rue des Merdons, and rue Merdiere. There was also a rue de Pipi, or "Urine Street".
klw1 TIL that groping is so common in Japan, signs warning of it are visible everywhere and train companies designate women-only cars where women can feel safe knowing they won’t be groped.
VmQG TIL That in 2013 when asked if they trusted the government over 75% of Americans responded no.
gM1jA TIL that the Concorde supersonic airliner burned two tons of fuel just taxing from the gate to the runway
Lkk9p TIL the only bloodshed in the Anglo-Swedish war occured when a Swedish general killed 30 Swedish farmers for refusing to fight.