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TIL that Dean Karnazes ran for 350 miles nonstop, over three sleepless nights … just because he felt like trying to.

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jKgn TIL that Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has found that a super cocktail of six natural compounds in vegetables, fruits, spices and plant roots killed 100% of sample breast cancer cells without toxic side effects on normal cells.
PyGw TIL In DNA tests of Tutankhamun’s mummy, scientists found DNA from the mosquito-borne parasites that cause malaria. This is currently the oldest known genetic proof of the disease.
0v01 TIL that Pablo Picasso was questioned as a possible suspect when the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911.
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Bv1e TIL that actor Andre Royo who played drug addict Bubbles on The Wire was given a small package of heroin by a Baltimore resident with the man saying “Man, you need a fix more than I do.”. Royo has called this his “street Oscar”.