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TIL white people have a 79% chance of finding a match through the National Marrow Donor Program, while black people only have a 29% chance.

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VXBB TIL the use of the letter “Z” to indicate snoring or sleep was first documented in an August 2, 1903 comic strip called Katzenjammer Kids
xPbb TIL In 1955, Jonas Salk chose not to patent his polio vaccine for the betterment of humanity. As a result, he missed out on earning an estimated $7 billion.
GYZEQ TIL of the Powell Memorandum. A confidential memorandum entitled "The Attack on the American Free Enterprise System". It kickstarted a concerted effort to shift US opinion to the right and started a massive PR campaign to persuade Americans that the 'left' was bad for the average American.
EjW7 TIL before wolves evolved into dogs, they worked together with humans hunting game. Wolves were superior trackers but humans superior killers, so wolves would lead humans to prey and would get some of the meat as reward.
YAnr TIL I learned of Neil Tillotson, the inventor of latex gloves and balloons. He was also the first voter in every American presidential primary and presidential election from 1960-2000.