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TIL The basal epidermal cells of the human foreskin contain estrogen receptors, whose purpose is not yet fully understood and requires further study

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dDY9K TIL that members of the Bloods and Crips street gangs were frustrated by the success N.W.A. achieved by talking about the gang lifestyle, and despite being rivals they got together in 1993 to record an album titled "Bangin' on Wax".
adO9 TIL the Riddler once forced Batman to perform a tracheotomy on a baby.
n1lG TIL the American Revolutionary War is technically classified as a World War by historians
mxooM TIL that Louis Braille (the inventor of Braille) is buried in his home which now is a museum, but his hands were cut off at the wrists and buried in his childhood hometown
b9wLa TIL that scientists have been able to use a unique gene therapy to cure the herpes simplex virus in mice with plans to move into human clinical trials in the next three years.