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TIL that when basking sharks decay their carcasses take on the appearance of plesiosaurs (ancient aquatic reptiles) including a long neck and tiny head. There have been numerous “plesiosaur” discoveries which turned out to be decayed sharks.

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vP1Ej TIL of Serge Voronoff, a French surgeon that was known as the "monkey gland man". He claimed to rejuvenate his patients, transplanting the testicles of executed criminals into millionaires, turning to using monkey testicles when supplies ran low. Over 500 men were treated with his technique.
yQbpV TIL Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was originally written as "a little black boy." Roald Dahl's agent pushed changing the character to white as he thought a black Charlie would not appeal to readers.
7rrwx TIL Aerosmith's Steven Tyler got a family to assign their 14 yo daughter to his care. She got pregnant by him and had an abortion. He then gave her back to her parents when she was 17.
wMwE TIL ‘Queen’s Brian May Uses A Sixpence British Coin Instead Of A Guitar Pick… and occasionally uses its serrated edge against the strings for certain sounds.’
awQv9 TIL: People with the sickle cell mutation have crescent (sickle) shaped blood cells that provide resistance against malaria.