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TIL that researchers have found that some cells the body produces in response to cancerous tumours in the nervous system contain trace amounts of naturally occurring morphine.

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69XZJ TIL that Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII and later President of the United States, spent most of the 1930's as Douglas MacArthur's aide.
9Y9Pr TiL when asked at a press conference “If you were going to sell out to a commercial interest, which one would you choose?”, Bob Dylan answered “Ladies garments.” 40 years later, he appeared in his first ever commercial...a Victoria’s Secret ad.
vN4 TIL Nicolas cage had a tooth extracted without novocain for his role in “Birdie” and ate a live cockroach for his role in “Vampires Kiss”
e0xWE TIL Wine Glasses Are Seven Times Larger Than They Were In The 1700s
jdEE TIL the Chicago Tribune, New Yorker, Boston Globe, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette all gave Season 1 of “Breaking Bad” a negative review.