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TIL that the oldest description of cancer dates back to 3000 B.C. The Edwin Smith Papyrus described tumors of the breasts that were removed by a tool called the fire drill.

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wLa47 TIL On April 23, 1635, the first public school in what would become the United States was established in Boston, Massachusetts. Known as the Boston Latin School, this boys-only public secondary school was led by schoolmaster Philemon Pormont, a Puritan settler.
oRVyr TIL the raising of the American Flag on Iwo Jima was not a planned thing, and was also makeshift. They used a drain pipe that the Japanese used to catch rain water in trenches. This was also the first time an American Flag was raised on Japanese soil in WW2.
gw5W TIL that the early church viewed alcohol as a gift from god that made life joyous.
awAN TIL an 82-year-old nun walked into a US nuclear weapons plant unnoticed, spent several hours wondering around before turning herself in.
Dn6P TIL More than 20M people are living in slavery today, more than at any time in history and Walk Free is an organization aiming to help end it this generation by conducting researches and creating awareness with social media.