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TIL: Timothy Ray Brown revived a stem cell transplant to treat his acute myeloid leukemia in 2008. Not only did he eliminate his cancer, but he became the first person to ever be cured from HIV.

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P17EO TIL that a women's suffrage activist named Virginia Minor sued in court in the 1870s to secure women the right to vote, based on the 14th Amendment's Privileges or Immunities Clause. In 1875, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled against her in the Minor v. Happersett case.
jlAQ TIL that 14.4 percent of males and 19.1 percent of females who are veterinarians have considered suicide since graduation. This is three times the U.S. national mean.
1aQjW TIL When confronted, short-horned lizards shoot streams of blood from the corner of their eyes as a defense mechanism.
Oo9wa TIL in the entire 120+ year history of Kansas University's basketball team there has been only one coach with a losing record. His name is James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.
JYJQV TIL the words ebony, ivory, lily, and oasis originate from Egyptian through Greek and sometimes Latin