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TIL the Supreme Court ruled the patents of breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 by Myriad Genetics invalid. These patents previously allowed Myriad to control the price of diagnostic testing and limit any research on the breast cancer genes.

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16n67 TIL That Jimmy Fallon was in Band of Brothers. As I am currently rewatching band of Brothers after nearly a decade, I stumbled across a scene that had me shivering. At the end of episode 5, Jimmy Fallon appears as a courier that delivers material right before Easy Company enters Bastogne.
PYR1L TIL Ford originally wanted to unveil the 2021 Ford Bronco on July 9, 2020. However, the debut was rescheduled for July 13 when it was pointed out that July 9 is the birthday of O.J. Simpson.
jPZE TIL Humans have 15 “other senses” that include things like balance, temperature, pain and time, as well as internal senses for suffocation, thirst, and fullness.
D1Vlp TIL that France’s longest land border is with Brazil
VBkBD TIL the White Lion brought African indentured servants to what became the USA a year before the mayflower.