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TIL Cancer patients who opt for alternative therapy die at twice the rate of those who stick with conventional cancer therapy.

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GJo5 TIL that, when making peanut butter, the heart of the peanut is taken out because it’s too bitter. The peanut hearts that are collected are put into birdseed.
p8XvQ TIL that in 2003, South Korean company Seoul milk hosted a performance that involved nude models to promote their new yogurt to show the product is safe to eat and good for the skin.
P1lg TIL that female koalas, when in captivity, often engage in lesbian orgies
loVV1 TIL In 1924, a scientist was able to successfully crossbreed a sand dollar and a sea urchin. All of their hybrid children exclusively resembled their sea urchin mothers.
mxBPx TIL that Pluto is legally a planet when it passes over the skies of New Mexico, whereas it is a dwarf planet for the rest of the world.