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TIL research has found that ecstasy has robust anticancer properties, particularly for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

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Wkad4 TIL Dave Grohl wrote and recorded an entire album by himself, singing and playing each instrument in the studio. He chose the name Foo Fighters to hide his identity. After a record label picked it up he needed to recruit members to perform the songs live. Thus the Foo Fighters were created.
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