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TIL that taxol, one of the most used IV chemotherapy could not be chemically produced and must be extracted from European If tree leaf

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XWAP TIL The head of MI6’s Anti-Communist Section (IX) in 1944, was actually a Communist passing information on to Moscow.
mOjR TIL a man from Texas died after attempting to play Russian roulette with a semi-automatic pistol. He was apparently unaware that semi-automatic pistols automatically insert a cartridge into the firing chamber when the gun is cocked. He was posthumously awarded a Darwin Award.
A66n TIL: suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds globally. Total 800k victims every year, or 1 person every 40 seconds.
Ro5l TIL George RR Martin despises fan fiction, saying that it is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for aspiring writers.
Ypl07 TIL as a student of Aristotle, Alexander the Great was said to be a philosopher king, that is, a ruler who possessed both a love of wisdom, as well as intelligence, reliability, and a willingness to live a simple life. Such a king was the ideal ruler in Plato's fictional utopian city of Kallipolis.