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TIL that the body's soft tissues, like muscles and tendons, gradually turn into bone over time under a rare connective tissue disease called Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)

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yG4p TIL that a young Richard Branson had his flight to the Virgin Islands cancelled, so he chartered a private airplane. Not having enough money to do so, he picked up a small blackboard, wrote “Virgin Airlines $29” on it, sold tickets for the rest of the seats, and used that money to pay for the ride.
jNGXv TIL American universities are fearing a massive drop in the number of people going to college by 2025 due to lowering birth rates
wQ6P TIL there have been no beehive losses in Cuba. Unable to import pesticides due to the embargo, the island now exports valuable organic honey.
YpOoB TIL That Jack Black’s mother helped with the Hubble space telescope.
pYZj4 TIL that while shooting a TV series, 12-year-old Kurt Russell gave co-star Charles Bronson a birthday gift but the older actor walked away without responding. Bronson, who grew up very poor, later thanked Russell, explaining he had never been given a birthday gift before.