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TIL: Despite having a lower rate of smoking, the United States has a 10x higher rate of lung cancer than Japan.

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R5LL4 TIL there are numerous seaslugs that can perform photosynthesis, through a process known as kleptoplasty.
1Mr7 TIL while free to watch online, the single ticket price for attending a TED talk starts at $8,500.
P1nAL Today I learned that cancers in areas like the brain and genitals can be treated using nuclear reactions.
v17Wr TIL that National Masturbation Day honors Dr. Joycelyn Elders, who was forced out of her post as U.S. surgeon general in 1994 after suggesting that masturbation be discussed as part of sex education.
R74J9 TIL about a small lake in the Himalayas where hundreds human skeletons were found; while it was originally believed they all died simultaneously, a recent study shows these were several groups genetically different, dating back to 7th century, coming from as far as the Mediterranean