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TIL that TIL also means Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes

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QNaEM TIL: Vaginal Steaming is used as an alternative health treatment in Africa and Central America. It involves smoking the vag by sitting above fire or hot coals. Side effects include 2nd degree burns, allergic reactions, and infection. There is no evidence it works. Gwyneth Paltrow reviewed it.
RB0Q TIL of the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 women would shame non-uniformed men, giving them a white feather for cowardice. One recipient was George Samson who was on his way in civilian clothes to be awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the Gallipoli campaign.
e69k TIL there was an antagonist on Courage the Cowardly Dog based off of Quentin Tarantino named “Benton Tarantella”.
Bybb TIL that magician and skeptic James Randi created an organization in that will give $1,000,000US to anyone who can demonstrate a paranormal ability.
Oodm7 TIL Henry VIII may have been a carrier for the rare Kell blood antigen that would have caused his wives’ antibodies to attack their Kell-positive fetuses, resulting in neonatal death