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TIL the Amish have lower cancer rate than the rest of the population

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D1Zjg TIL of the “Fruit Machine”. In 1961 the Canadian government hired a university professor to develop a machine to identify gay people. It was at the height of the Cold War and homosexuals were thought to be more susceptible to communism.
RdP1 TIL that fetuses were observed crying in the womb for the first time in 2005
D1rBp TIL that the name of the inventor of the lithium-ion battery (which is fine, but not perfect) is John B Goodenough
ZdAD TIL scientists at Allen Telescope Array always keep champagne in their fridge in case they find signs of extraterrestrial life
R77gj TIL that dolphins go on killing sprees when they’re sexually frustrated