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TIL that there is a procedure called "fecal transplantation". The doctor transplants feces from a healthy donor into another person to restore the balance of bacteria in their gut.

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rNRgW TIL about facial scarification practice that was common in Nigeria to mark children's identity, symbolise reincarnation, protection or beauty.
xeNb TIL Cigarettes often contain sugar which is why eating sweets can help with quitting smoking
1aOEW TIL in nautical terms, the chain that attaches to the corner of a sail is known as a "sheet". The expression "three sheets to the wind", which implies that someone is inebriated, refers to those chains being loose, allowing the sail to wave around wildly in the wind like a drunk.
a8jBy TIL: Mushrooms are more closely related to animals than plants.
pyep TIL that Myanmar changed from driving on the left to the right, on the advice of a wizard. In 1970.