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TIL some mustard gas effects, once declassified, allowed the chemicals to be utilized to treat cancer. Mustard gas science is the precursor to chemotherapy.

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Bgdny TIL the Weird Al song “Bob” is written entirely in palindromes (including the title). It was written in 2002 (a palindrome) and the nonsensical lyrics inspired him to make it a Bob Dylan parody.
RjJw TIL that vibrant star twinkling in the night sky is an indication that there is significant instability or turbulence in the atmosphere… which is a good sign that a front or stormy weather might be on its way.
p8LYZ TIL that there is an island full of hostile, herpetic monkeys in South Carolina.
GpZG TIL that in Japan, a man was murdered, drained of all of his blood, cut into 1cm slices, and left in a trash can in the Inokashira Park. The murder was never solved.
N7lg6 TIL people vandalize and protest the statue of Winston Churchill, one of the great humans of history - a true giant of our race, a man who may have literally saved the world from Nazi rule