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TIL Mustard gas, one of the most deadliest chemical weapons deployed in warfare, was noted to cause a surprisingly low number of immune cells when medical records of soldiers were reviewed. This revolutionized cancer treatments and mustard gas is now used today to treat some leukemia/lymphomas

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QJvXE TIL male bats have spiked penises, likely to produce a velco-like effect while mating in flight.
6EMeJ TIL about the "multi-dog experiment". In 1968, Demikhov transplanted a puppy’s head onto the neck of another dog. It was the first "two body-one circulation" system. This taboo experiment which was criticized a lot became the founding principle of the modern heart and lung transplant we have today.
DkQV TIL the Air Force made Richard Dean Anderson an honorary Brigadier General for his role as Jack O'Neill on Stargate SG-1
aBBL TIL the country with the most favorable view of the US is the Philippines, as of July 2013
XEdAX TIL When humans and dogs gaze into each other’s eyes both of their brains can excrete oxytocin, the only observed case between two different species