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TIL, When a pregnant woman suffers organ damage (such as a heart attack), the fetus sends stem cells to the damaged organ to help repair it.

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Z8Anp TIL of Jack Van Der Geest- a Dutch resistance fighter who was one of eight people to escape from Buchenwald. Pretending to be dead, at 80 lbs. he hid in a pile of bodies for 11 hours before killing a Nazi, stealing his uniform and a motorcycle to escape.
QKWe TIL that the F-22 Raptor is so stealthy that the 62 ft. long, 80,000 pound jet’s radar signature is equivalent to a metal marble.
X89r TIL that during a blind taste test, expert wine connoisseurs couldnt tell the difference between red and white wine.
JDX1 TIL in 1998, a woman hit and killed a cyclist when she was distracted by her Tamagotchi.
d8pm9 TIL that my local library has a "library of things" including a Singer sewing machine, GoPro, SNES console, air fryer, Insta-Pot, camping tent, metal detector, and so many boards games and tools!