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TIL that children will regrow the tip of their finger if it is cut off

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mxA7p TIL the person who graduates last in his class during the United States Military Academy at West Point graduation ceremony each year is called "the goat" joining an exclusive club which includes Civil War hero General George Custer.
mxJaO TIL that Chinese youth used to listen to a lot of music CDs from the US with holes punched through the corner. The so-called "dakou" CDs were surplus albums destined to be disposed, but ended up being sold in China instead. You could listen to most of each album, but some songs would be missing.
mJlR TIL that the first arrest for Marijuana possession and selling occurred in Denver, Colorado on October 2, 1937
4kJdb TIL The Office co-stars John Krasinski and B.J. Novak went to the same high school, where Krasinski starred in a satirical play written by Novak when they were seniors.
E1dvp TIL that the Triceratops possessed a ball-and-socket joint at the base of its skull, not found in any dinosaur or any mammal today. This joint would have allowed it to maneuver its head almost 360 degrees, allowing movement to any direction in a fraction of a second.