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TIL only about %4 of the money raised by the National Breast Cancer Research Center goes to research.

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KYDBB TIL After her space shuttle flight, astronaut Lisa Nowak was diagnosed with a variety of mental illnesses, including Asperger's disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. NASA declined to comment whether it identified the disorders when she joined NASA's astronaut corps
RQZ4 TIL three red pandas escaped from the Hangzhou Zoo after a tree branch fell on the enclosure fence and provided a way out. It took 242 days until the last one was caught and returned to the zoo.
P7Xn TIL there’s a ‘spider-tailed’ viper thats tail mimics the appearance and movement of a spider in order to lure prey.
kEkg TIL there is a small Welsh speaking region of Argentina
VB794 TIL Paul Bettany was in blue makeup for many scenes in WandaVision because red makeup appeared too dark in black and white.