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TIL Miami Beach used to be an overwhelmingly Jewish community

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4kopg TIL that Jenny Craig founder, Jenny Craig, also has a Institute named after her at the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans for her dedication to WW2 research
0Lgy TIL that in 2014 a 17 year old girl was charged with manslaughter for encouraging her 18 year old boyfriend to commit suicide
BoXk TIL of Berea College, a liberal arts college in Kentucky where tuition is free for all students as long as they partake in work-study. Its mission is to assist high-achieving students with low financial resources regardless of background.
KPn9 TIL professional hockey player Luke Piggott made a huge breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer, when he discovered how to kill breast cancer stem cells. He trains every morning with his team and then heads straight to the lab to conduct his cancer research.
GDVN TIL that there is a Scandinavian company that is working on a way to translate what a dog is thinking using EEG-sensors and micro computers. They already have a prototype available.