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TIL that all tortoises are turtles but not all turtles are tortoises.

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pRLN TIL that despite being commonly thought of as living in tropical regions, the Venus Flytrap is only native to a 75-mile radius around Wilmington, North Carolina.
GA1Q4 TIL a 2003 publication by the Infectious Diseases Society of America noted that The Andromeda Strain is the "most scientifically accurate of all films of this [killer virus] genre ... it accurately details the appearance of a deadly agent, its impact, and the efforts at containing it.
wNDW TIL that 70% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the second generation and 90% lose their wealth by the third generation.
4XdLg TIL in 1984 an 8 year old girl with sickle cell disease developed acute myeloid leukemia. To treat the cancer, the doctors gave her chemo and a stem cell transplant from her sibling. Not only did this cure her cancer, but it cured her SCD too. She remains disease free nearly three decades later.
WJKA TIL there is an extremely effective, reversible, cheap, simple, and long-term birth control procedure for men in phase III clinical trials in India