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TIL pus is white blood cells that died fighting off infection.

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nevMb TIL much of St Peter's Basilica was funded by selling indulgences, meaning letters excusing you from sin. Rich people sometimes even bought these in advance, for sins they planned on committing.
oRDVK TIL in 1983, an 18-year-old boy fell from Space Mountain, paralyzed from the waist down. Disneyland was found not at fault. Throughout the trial, the jury was taken to the park to experience Space Mountain, and multiple ride vehicles were brought to the courtroom to illustrate their functionality.
WkW69 TIL that "Baby Yoda" cost $5 million to make. Knowing how expensive the puppet was caused Adam Pally to miss three times while filming the scene where his character punches it.
5YWWk TIL the ‘infinity symbol’ is called a Lemniscate.
WOZL TIL that in Japan, Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald due to a lack of a clear “r” sound in Japanese.