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TIL "Helicobacter pylori" is responsible for stomach cancer

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7yrZ TIL The number of firearms deaths of police officers fell 33 percent in 2013 and was the lowest since 1887.
0w0d5 TIL a scientist DIY biohacked himself to biomimic the nightvision abilities of a deep sea fish
Aw9B TIL Our genes show that we all share a male ancestor that is called Y-Chromosomal Adam. He lived approximately 208,300 years ago.
WkvY TIL that a man named Corey Taylor faked his death to get out of a Verizon cell phone contract
woKX8 TIL that Frank Zappa was mobbed by TV reporters at Prague airport, much to the shock of Shirley Temple who was the then-ambassador to Czechoslovakia.