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TIL You should never EVER dry fire a bow, especially a compound bow

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d8OYK TIL researchers found that a blood test called PanSeer detected cancer in 95% of patients up to 4 years before they got a conventional cancer diagnosis. The test determines if the DNA in blood plasma was shed by tumours based on precence of particular methyl groups.
pYdO4 TIL that in 1965, Jingle Bells was one of the first songs to broadcast from space. Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra had smuggled a harmonica and sleigh bells to play the song as a Christmas Prank.
p8EkA TIL Spencer Elden is the name of the baby on the iconic cover of Nirvanas “Nevermind” Album.
QbPX TIL that 6 months ago, Powerball officials lowered the odds of winning by more than 1 out of 120 Million in order to raise jackpots, generate more excitement, and sell more tickets.
gM4JW TIL no single country owns Antarctica. Instead, it is governed by a group of nations in a unique international partnership. The Antarctic Treaty, 1959, designates Antarctica as a continent devoted to peace and science. It is also the only continent without an indigenous human population.