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TIL that the chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel, used to treat breast cancer (amongst other things) is a plant alkaloid derived from the "Happy Tree"

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ZEW4 TIL spiked dog collars were originally made to protect dog’s necks when attacked by wolves.
9Y57B TIL that the main purpose of an extractor fan in a bathroom is to remove moisture rather than get rid of the poop smell
699ol TIL that elephants can become delinquents without a father figure: a group of teenage male elephants who grew up without one killed over 50 rhinos in a South African national park before older males were introduced.
W7LV8 TIL of Tarrare, a man who was constantly hungry and would eat anything from corks, stones, live animals, human blood and was even suspected of eating a toddler
R7Ld9 TIL that Isaac Asimov died from complications of HIV. In 1983 got HIV from a blood transfusion during heart surgery. His doctors told him to keep it quiet. 10 Ten years later, after most of Asimov's physicians had died, Asimov's family agreed that the HIV story should be made public.