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TIL the term Bisexual was originally used in the 1940s-70s to mean something similar to how non-binary or genderfluid were used today. The modern meaning only gained prominence in the 1970s.

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95Qr TIL that the American Cancer Society has admitted that untreated Cancer goes away naturally 30% of the time.
9Y1QB TIL before MRI scans were widespread, doctors used an extremely painful X-ray to look at the brain where the CSF was drained and replaced with air. They would strap patients into a rotating chair to angle them upside down so that the fluid would be fully replaced in different parts of the brain.
49XN TIL that the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write “The Shining” plays the Kubrick film on continuous loop on channel 42 for all guests.
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