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TIL: Canadian researchers have just identified what they say is the first case of Cancer (Osteosarcoma) in a dinosaur. It's diagnosis only took 75 million years!

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W7OkA TIL that ctenophores (comb jellies) have been determined in 2023 to likely be the earliest branch of Animalia (earlier than sponges), after a chromosome study found they share many chromosomal features with non-animals. Thus, it might mean the ancestor to all animals looked similar to a comb jelly!
YpY5d TIL in Svalbard, by law, you must carry a gun when traveling outside of the settlements because of the archipelago’s abundant polar bear population.
vP1Bj TIL Massachusetts has the lowest rate of road fatalities by population and per mile of any state
vP4vR TIL that Po was the only bilingual Teletubbie. She was voiced by Pui Fan Lee and occasionally spoke Cantonese on the show.
8OBV TIL that dozens of well-connected Saudis, including relatives of Osama Bin Laden, left the USA a few days after 9/11, when most flights were still grounded. They left with the personal approval of top White House officials.