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TIL Canadians eat more Mac and Cheese than any other nationality

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6YjQ TIL that Judith Vaitukaitis developed the chemical technique for the first home pregnancy test after trying to use it to diagnose cancer
5VVWR TIL Down Syndrome has a strong association with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In one study of 3.9 million children, 2.8% of those with Down Syndrome developed AML, compared with 0.05% of other children.
DQnKP TIL: Uzbekistan is one of the few countries with a high speed rail system. It's bullet trains can reach 250km/(160mph) along 600km of rail
JYpRk TIL that drug smugglers have SUCCESSFULLY used carrier pigeons to smuggle drugs. Wow.
M7Xeb TIL about Frances Glessner Lee, Harvard Professor, considered the “Mother of forensic science.” As fresh crime scenes were difficult to get for study, she created dioramas of meticulous detail based on actual crimes. Including body position, blood splatter, etc. The dioramas are still in use today.