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Jul 12, 2020

TIL elephants rarely get cancer, thanks to an extra cancer-fighting gene called P53. This gene recognizes dangerous cells and killing them before they become cancerous.

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todayilearned

Jun 08, 2020

TIL Three-quarters of U.S. teens and adults are deficient in vitamin D, the so-called "sunshine vitamin" whose deficits are increasingly blamed for everything from cancer and heart disease to diabetes, according to new research.

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todayilearned

Aug 21, 2019

TIL in 1993 David Letterman cut Bill Hicks final Late Show standup appearance for being too controversial, 4 months before he died. To make amends in 2009 David invited Bill's mother Mary as a guest & broadcast the full routine. David remarked "It says more about me as a guy than it says about Bill"

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todayilearned

Aug 20, 2019

TIl Tall people are at greater risk of cancer because they have more cells and for every 10cm of height within the typical range for humans the risk increases by about 10%.

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todayilearned

Aug 01, 2019

TIL a drug company tried to avoid legal challenges to one of its patents by transferring its patent rights to a Native American tribe (and exclusively licensing them back) so they could claim sovereign immunity against any patent lawsuits. It didn't work.

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todayilearned

Jun 27, 2019

TIL that a woman named Angela adopted a cat and named her Missy. Missy pawed at Angela's chest and Angela felt that was not right and went to the doctor only to reveal that Angela had cancer. A year later Missy pawed Angela's chest again and tests revealed cancer again.

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Apr 22, 2019

TIL that Jimmy Carter's siblings and father all died of Pancreatic Cancer, with all of his siblings dying within 7 years of one another.

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