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TIL that Abortion Bans do not cut the abortion rate
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TIL about Alexis St. Martin who, after not properly healing after being shot in the stomach, was used in experiments for 12 years as doctors could view his digestion in real time through his wound. He lived another 58 years.
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TIL Jorunna parva, popularly known as "sea bunny", is a highly toxic species of sea slugs. The toxic nature of the species has been studied for their enormous benefit to humankind in medicine and biomedical research, particularly in cancer treatments.
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TIL that combining the piperine in black pepper with curcumin in turmeric enhances curcumin absorption by up to 2000%.
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TIL about court dwarfs, who were owned and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered as gifts to fellow kings and queens. They were made to stand right next to the king/queen during public appearances and ceremonies to make them look much larger and visually enhanced their powerful position.
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TIL the 1980 American musical fantasy film Xanadu was the inspiration for the original Golden Raspberry Awards (but it lost to Can't Stop The Music).