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TIL fusing (B) white blood cells and cancer cells produces immortal antibody producing cells

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8awba TIL About Buffalo City, NC. The once tight knit logging boomtown and “moonshine capital” was visited by FDR on a trip to Roanoke. Built in the middle of nowhere, they relied on alcohol-tourism during the 1920s & 30s, “mysteriously” turning ghost town after prohibition ended.
vO6x TIL that in the original story, Sleeping Beauty was raped by the prince.
QJQOE TIL that the town from the movie "Erin Brockovich" is still struggling from the same conditions that led to the original lawsuit.
wvX7 TIL Pixar originally rendered “Finding Nemo” at a resolution of only 1600x900, and later re-renders of the film have minor animation differences due to the use of random seed numbers
LG8V TIL Ostriches are the only living birds that pee and poo separately.