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TIL virologist Beata Halassy cured her breast cancer by injecting viruses into the tumor

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nWkkW TIL that a government agency’s office in Telangana, India had its employees wear helmets to protect themselves from falling debris due to the decaying nature of the building. Ironically, that agency is responsible for building and maintaining infrastructure for the local region.
6EO6l TIL Andromeda is 6x bigger in the sky than the moon, and it's just too dim to see with the naked eye
lojo7 TIL That only 14 years after almost the entire Choctaw population was forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears, the tribe donated $170 (over $5,000 today) to victims of the Potato Famine in Ireland, creating a bond between the two peoples that lasts to today.
1aDmP TIL that adults have protective services too, not just kids.
kOKY7 TIL firefighters that responded to last year's fire at Notre Dame knew which works of art to rescue and in which order following a protocol developed for such a disaster.