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TIL we shed .4 oz of skin per day

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j6E9M TIL about Delusional Parasitosis, a mental disorder in which individuals have a persistent belief that they are infested with living or nonliving pathogens such as parasites, insects, or bugs, when no such infestation is present.
WL0X TIL that Paul McCartney introduced Michael Jackson to the benefits of song ownership (publishing rights) as an investment. In 1984 Jackson outbid McCartney and bought the publishing rights to ATV’s 4,000 song catalog which included nearly every Beatles song ever recorded.
VBgw8 TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave.
l7omB TIL that baby formula dates back to 1865 and became more popular due to a decline in wet nursing and upon rising concerns with infant deaths due to dry nursing.
KYENJ TIL the first national Doctors' Day observance was held on March 30, 1933 on the anniversary of the first administration of general anesthesia (for surgery) by Dr. Crawford W. Long in Jefferson, Georgia, in 1842