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TIL that 65% of cancer survivors surveyed by war on cancer said that they had been ghosted by friends or family after their diagnosis.

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XVaE TIL The killer white rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was dyed red to mimic blood after the battle scene. The dye used turned out to be permanent, and filming stopped during the scene while the cast furiously tried to clean that rabbit before the owner noticed. Alas, they were unsuccessful
yVoGM TIL Steel Tractor wheels keep the Amish from getting too comfortable and modernized
jDeR TIL That Optical tweezers exist and are capable of holding single molecules for study
WkgxN TIL a 7-year-old boy named Zhenya Tabakov was posthumously awarded Russia’s Order of Courage. He died defending his older sister from being assaulted by a criminal in their home. Zhenya stabbed him with a kitchen knife and he let his sister go. She ran for help. The criminal stabbed Zhenya 8 times.
Gvd7 TIL The shortest correspondence in history was a telegraph between Victor Hugo and his publisher in 1862. Hugo was vacationing when Les Misérables was to be printed, and asked how his book was received by messaging the publisher a single-character “?”. Sales being brisk, the reply was a single “!”.