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TIL in 2003 a teen with cancer died because his naturopathic Dr assured his parents he will cure his cancer with photo luminescence: taking a vial of blood from him, exposing it to ultraviolet light from a device, injecting the treated blood back in a hydrogen-peroxide solution. He died 9 days later

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8awdb TIL whales evolved from a small four legged mouse like creature called an Indohyus.
W7ge4 TIL that the tallest tree ever measured wasn’t actually a redwood. It was an Australian mountain ash. Which was recorded at a height of over 130 meters!
WA8A TIL that the word ambisinistrous is the opposite of ambidextrous; it means ‘no good with either hand’
p8ZZO TIL that the person played Tinky Winky in Teletubbies burst into tears after being fired because his "interpretation of the role was not acceptable".
Lk8Xd TIL Wernher Von Braun wasn't just a member of the Nazi Party, he was an SS Sturmbannführer (Major). Thousands of prisoners died excavating his underground rocket factory, Kohnstein, to keep production safe from allied bombing. The US Army later kept these crimes against humanity classified.