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TIL that the first human to receive chemotherapy for cancer treatment was baseball legend Babe Ruth.

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nWBgP TIL about The International Wizard of Oz Club. A fangroup for the Wizard of Oz books, and L. Frank Buam in general, that was founded in 1957 by Justin Schiller (13 at the time) who is still an active member. They host physical meetups twice a year and publish a physical magazine 3 times a year.
8a5L TIL three times as many left-handed people have schizophrenia, bipolar disease or autism.
d8RjZ TIL there is a famous Irish Dolphin called “Fungie the Dingle Dolphin” who has been seeking human contact since 1983 which is rare for wild Dolphins. He also possesses an extremely strange diet for a dolphin, consisting primarily of garfish and is the only known Dolphin to eat them
OoNd6 TIL that the Epicanthic Fold, also known as Double Eyelids, is not just found in East Asians. It is also found in smaller numbers in several European and African populations.
jE1n TIL Traces of cannabis have been found on Shakespeare’s pipe