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TIL that, in 1957, a terminal cancer patient was given a worthless drug that caused his tumors to “melt like snowballs on a hot stove.” When he found out it was proven worthless, his cancer returned. He was given a placebo version and it went away again. He learned the truth, then died soon after.

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N7oJN TIL of the oldest known strike. On this date in 1152 BCE, the artisans of the Royal Necropolis at Deir el-Medina walked off their jobs because they had not been paid. The Egyptian authorities raised the wages.
X0ZMR Today I learned $700 epipens which expire every year, are still good two years after their expiration date
vPYED TIL A Dog's Nose is Its Fingerprint
x6NND TIL according to the USA's National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, you should not put ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18.
4XK8g TIL Mount Everest is only the world's tallest mountain as measured from sea level. But since the earth bulges at the equator, the mountain Chimborazo in Ecuador is the tallest mountain if you measure from the earth's core.