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TIL that human bones can be replaced by prosthetic ones. A common bone replacement procedure is hip replacement. It is mostly done for old adults above 60 who suffer from damaged hip joint.

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Z87R4 TIL critics complained Indian artist Daler Mehndi of being popular only because he featured beautiful dancing women in his music videos. Mehndi’s response was to create a music video that featured only himself. So that’s how the popular music video “Tunak Tunak Tun” was born.
6eOQ TIL that there is no such thing as a ‘triangle player’ in an orchestra. The guy playing the triangle is called a percussionist, and must master at least 35 different instruments.
dbK8 TIL a former Reagan administration official brought a young Bulgarian teenager over to the states in an effort to improve his education. That teenager, fluent in four languages, disappeared after high school, adopted the identity of a slain 3-year old, and became a government agent in Oregon.
vPP97 TIL facial movements commonly thought to signal particular emotions regardless of context, person, and culture are not universally diagnostic of emotional states
Y7VAv TIL during the 1867 Royal Tour of Australia there were several riots (a child was killed in one), a drowning, Alfred Hall burning down (killing 3 more children) and Prince Alfred getting shot.