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TIL women who have their first full-term pregnancy at an early age have a decreased risk of developing breast cancer later in life

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69oMm TIL of the Pierce Arrow armoured anti aircraft lorry deployed by the Royal Marine Artillery in the First World War. Used from 1915 to 1917, it shot down over twenty enemy aircraft, having take out the first of these within two days of deployment.
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