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TIL that cats can get acne on their chins

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neyy7 TIL there's a cancer treatment costing less than $5 USD; it injects ethanol (type of alcohol in beverages) into the tumor with cure rate on par with surgical removal. Duke University scientists boosted the cure rate by creating an ethyl cellulose-ethanol gel, curing 100% of cheek tumors in hamsters.
b9RxZ TIL that walruses can whistle
XVwP TIL that the bodies of three women were recovered and the only piece of evidence was a scrap of paper. The writing on the paper was duplicated,magnified, and placed on billboards. 3 days later a serial killer was in custody.
p8DD4 TIL of the so-called 'Sewing Circle'; an underground group of lesbian and bisexual Hollywood actresses alleged to have included Marlene Dietrich, Lili Damita, Dolores del Rio, Claudette Colbert and many others. The group would meet at each other's homes for 'lunch, conversation and possibilities'.
WkOxY TIL a Senior Judge of the US Court of Appeals was involved in running Operation Match, the first US computer dating service, after he dropped out from Cornell University due to "boredom".