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TIL that oncolytic viruses are a type of virus that preferentially infect and kill cancer cells. A number of such viruses have been tested as potential cancer treatments and one has already been approved in the United States and Europe for the treatment of advanced skin cancer.

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EgEB7 TIL Puppy Water was a moisturising cosmetic used in 1600’s, the recipe was Sallet Oil 4 pound, 2 Puppy-dogs newly whelped, Earthworms washed in white Wine 1 pound; boil the Whelps til they fall in pieces then put in the worms a while after strain it, add 3 ounces of Cypress Turpentine.
OZOR TIL the mayor of Bogotá hired several hundred mimes to mock poor drivers, leading to a decrease in traffic violations.
OG6J6 TIL Humphrey Bogart was an avid chess player and often played correspondence chess with soldiers overseas during World War II. In 1943, the FBI told him to stop doing so after they intercepted his mail believing the chess notations to be secret codes.
OGnn7 TIL of Behringer's Lying Stones; where pieces of limestone were carved into the shapes of fictitious animals including one that bore the name of God in Hebrew. Behringer, a famous professor, had published a book on the fossils. The discovery of the prank ruined the reputations of everyone involved.
xVYD0 Today I learned that Colleen Fitzpatrick, who played Amber Von Tussle in the original 1980's movie Hairspray by John Waters, went on to perform as Pop Star Vitamin C, known for the songs "Smile" and "Graduation( Friends Forever)