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TIL prostate cancer is the cancer a non-smoking man is most likely to die from in the US.

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w0Oo TIL That when the trench gun was introduced by the U.S. during World War One, the German Government issued a diplomatic protest claiming that the shotgun was prohibited by the law of war.
bYZN TIL the Bios Urn turns the ashes from a person’s cremation into a tree by using them as a nutrient source for a seed
woPK6 TIL that one of the most infamous Goya's Black Paintings titled "The Dog" is theorized to actually depicts a dog drowning. Apparently it was done when Goya was in his 70's when he was in mental and physical distress. It is thought that this painting portrays the idea of inevitability of death.
nkMB TIL a 2005 study taught capuchin monkeys the value of money using small silver coins. During one experiment, a monkey was observed trading a coin for sex. The monkey who received the coin promptly traded it for a grape.
4X99X TIL The part of Quebec containing the provincial capital is known as the "Capitale-Nationale"