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TIL a medical theory which holds that the human appendix serves as a storehouse for good bacteria, and helps to "reboot" the human digestive system after a chronic or short term diarrheal sickness

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9Rop TIL that ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ was in the public domain from 1974 to 1993.
LkE8V TIL former NBA player, Chris Webber, has an extensive collection of African American artifacts he began collecting his rookie year. It grew so large that it is housed in the Sacramento Public Library’s Archive Vault. It includes signed docs and letters from Malcolm X, MLK, and Frederick Douglass.
DGOP TIL Some trap jaw ants use their spring-loaded mandibles to literally hurl themselves away from danger. These ants use their lighting fast jaws not only to catch prey but also to engage in “ballistic jaw propulsion.” Video in the article.
pYO1b TIL of the English sweating sickness, a mysterious disease which struck England and Europe in a series of brief epidemics in the 15th and 16th centuries. The onset of symptoms till the time of either death or recovery was 24 hours or less.
VAa8 TIL that Patrick Stewart lost all his hair at 18 and believed that no woman would ever be interested in him again