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TIL that breast cancer is one of the most survivable cancers over a five year period

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OmD6 TIL a child porn sting found 5,200 Pentagon employees suspected of accessing kiddie porn. Only a handful were prosecuted.
6E98X TIL that leap years occur every 4 years EXCEPT when the year is divisible by 100, UNLESS that year is also divisible by 400. So the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 weren't leap years, but 2000 was.
BryKD TIL we had Dogcarts in the Netherlands and Belgium until 1911, because they were smaller and cheaper than horses and perfect for narrow streets.
9w5wD TIL bookworms are a real problem and can cause significant damage to your books
6a5W TIL that the richest person in Asia is called Ka-shing