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TIL about Natalie Sarkisyan, a 17-year-old lukemia patient who had her liver transplant denied by Cigna

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wLl18 TIL there is a Beetle that double crosses its predators (frogs) by luring them into attacking him, dodging, cutting their leg muscles and then eating them.
B4pL TIL Sometimes female lions can develop manes! Such masculine females likely occur when the embryo is disrupted, either at conception or while in the womb.
D1Lvp TIL that no ingredient in Hawaiian Pizza originated from Hawaii. The pizza's creation was credited to Sam Panopoulos, a Greek-Canadian who named his invention "Hawaiian" after the brand of canned pineapple he used for it.
EdQW TIL in 1993 Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders recommended that the Government study the idea of legalizing drugs and suggested that doing so might reduce violent crimes. She was fired about a week later by President Clinton.
Egpex TIL the term "mentor" is derived from the character Mentor from The Odyssey. He was a friend of Odysseus and watched over his son, Telemachus, while he was gone.