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TIL That Rolls Royce never disclosed the horsepower for their Silver Shadow and advertised it as “adequate.”

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70vZ TIL there is a promising treatment for cancer involving the genetic modification of viruses such as smallpox and even HIV. These viruses are being injected into the bloodstream and have been shown to kill certain cancers without spreading the used virus within the patient.
XEd9E TIL the phrase "The luck of the Irish"'s original meaning was Irish people could only achieve success through luck rather than skill.
byLj TIL people wanted to look like they were on heroin in the mid-90’s
oBmbo TIL about the "Flynn Effect" which shows the average IQ is rising steadily each generation. IQ tests are continually made harder to keep the average at 100. Today's children that take tests from past decades are averaging significantly higher than 100.
jBkM TIL that a male bee has no father and cannot have sons, but he has a grandfather and can have grandsons.