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TIL that a Toddler’s life was saved by his aunt, after she noticed a white glow in one of his eyes in a photo- it was a cancerous tumour. From a photo album, his mother realised that the glow had been there his entire life. After 4 months of chemotherapy, the cancer went dormant.

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R5bOl TIL that human beings share around 20 percent of their genes with a banana. These genes' functions are most likely basic housekeeping proteins involved in metabolic processes that are necessary for most, if not all, eukaryotic life (who have cells with a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles).
NX4jJ TIL the first domesticated cattle were in Iran 10,000 years ago, and most cattle today are descendants of only 80 cows.
yrKM TIL No violent crimes were reported in New York City on November 28, 2012, possibly for the first time ever. Not a single person was murdered, shot, slashed, or stabbed until 11:20 am the next day. Officials couldn’t remember it ever happening before.
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woXr1 TIL Airplane toilets are coated with teflon so your poop doesn't stick when it's vacuumed down the toilet. Minimal water is used.