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TIL The inventor of the PSA test, taken by over 30 million American men yearly to detect prostate cancer, called it a "profit-driven public health disaster". He also stated that the test is "hardly more effective than a coin toss".

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OGAg TIL that food made with “Real Kraft Cheese” actually contains no real cheese
VMeg4 TIL that in 1987, Guns n Rose’s Axl Rose slept with drummer Steve Adler’s girlfriend, recorded it, and added it into their hit song, Rocket Queen
jRkv TIL a Bosnian man faked his own death just to see who would come to his funeral. Only his mother showed up.
5VQ9p TIL the Higgs-Boson Particle, aka "the God Particle", was actually called "the Goddamn Particle" by physicists because it was so difficult to detect. Publishers forced the rename, resulting in a confusing tie to religion for the particle which is nearly universally hated by physicists.
NYYJ TIL 17% of all homicide victims in Japan are children murdered by their suicidal parents