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TIL the first chemotherapy drug was derived from mustard gas

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wLQA8 TIL that in the event of The Queen's death (Operation London Bridge), Radio New Zealand stations are specifically instructed not to play music by the band Queen
Eg6ZP TIL that in 1984, we sent two balloons to float around the atmosphere of Venus. The two probes, Vega 1 and Vega 2, consisted of a spacecraft, a lander and a balloon explorer. After dropping the lander and balloon, Vega 1 and 2 went on to rendezvous with Halley’s Comet.
PYk8w TIL The Amnesiac Incognito Live System (TAILS) is a Debian-based distribution focused on security and anonymity. It uses things like the system RAM and TOR browser to increase privacy. It will only write to removeable media and upon shutdown, RAM is wiped.
dDLW8 TIL cosmic rays can cause the blue screen of death
x6PP1 TIL that the spiny dogfish has one of the longest pregnancies on Earth, lasting up to two years.