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TIL A derivative of Mustard Gas was the first drug used as chemotherapy to treat cancer

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mW7P TIL that Norway, Sweden, and Finland together are NOT Scandinavia, but are Fennoscandia; Scandinavia actually comprises Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, NOT Finland
KYJQE TIL that the USS Tang (SS-306) was a U.S. submarine used during World War II. It was built and launched in 1943, and was sunk by a circular run of her own torpedo in 1944.
wLoNP TIL Paper-towels are NOT recyclable
bWNp TIL the town Kurt Cobain was born in put “Come As You Are” on a town enter sign, as a tribute to Cobain after his death.
DQLoV TIL that 3% to 15% of the human population have Arachnophobia (aka anywhere from 246 million to 1.2 billion out of the current 8.2 billion population)