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Today I learned that cancers in areas like the brain and genitals can be treated using nuclear reactions.

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MmLV TIL that duct tape (85%) is significantly more effective than cryotherapy (60%) for removal of the common wart.
8BYa TIL on Feburary 27, 1717 a series of massive snowstorms began in New England. A week later, 95% of the deer population had died and many single-story homes were completely buried.
MepaB TIL people can genuinely lie without knowing it due to ‘Confabulation’: the production or creation of false memories without the intent to deceive, sometimes called "honest lying."
vP8OR TIL The Order of Assassins (1090 - 1275) were a Shia Islamic order in the Middle East. The Arabic term hashishi (consumer of hashish), a derogatory term for the order, became the root of the term “assassin”. The modern term assassination is believed to stem from the tactics used by the Assassins.
p8Vke TIL that some queen ants can live for almost 30 years while male ants live a little more than a week.