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TIL that Babe Ruth was the first human to receive chemotherapy.

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9J5p TIL There is a site where you can watch TV like it was in the 90s, including commercials, trailers, etc.
yVaMJ TIL that decommissioned aircraft are now increasingly being sunk and transformed into artificial reefs, in an effort to boost tourism and restore the environment. Aircraft as large as the Airbus A300 have been sunk
mxe7y TIL in the UK, dried cats were believed to dispel evil spirits and witches, and they are found hidden within old buildings.
9YKpB TIL Saturn spins so quickly on its axis that the planet flattens itself out into an oblate spheroid. Seriously, you see this by eye when you look at a picture of Saturn; it looks like it was squished. It’s the rapid spinning that’s squishing it, making the equator bulge.
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