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TIL that Box Tops for Education has raised over $400 million and is one of America’s best known campaigns

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19O7 TIL that despite elephants massive size compared to humans, they are 5 times less likely to die of cancer due to them having at least 40 copies of TP53, a gene that destroys cancer cells before they become a problem, versus 2 in humans.
BgWnb TIL Sadleria cyatheoides, or ʻamaʻu, is a fern endemic to Hawaii and is found in lava flows, open areas, and wet forests on all major islands. the ferns young fronds are often tinted red to protect against harmful sun rays
grEaL TIL Osamu Tezuka (God of Manga) is so beloved and respected in Japan that after news broke of his passing from stomach cancer on February 9, 1989. News coverage and tributes from Japanese fans was so overwhelming that it almost overshadowed Emperor Hirohito, who passed away a month before him.
l7v91 TIL of Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Her research showed that children in the city of Flint, Michigan had elevated levels of lead in their blood due to the contaminated water supply
oNlR TIL that during WWII, the British made vitamin C syrup from rose hips because the German subs were sinking commercial ships carrying citrus fruits.