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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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M7yyA TIL there was a craze amongst American foodies for guinea pigs. At one company in Connecticut, imports nearly doubled since 2008 — from 600 guinea pigs per year then to more than 1,000 in 2013. The animals, called cuyes in Spanish, are usually cooked whole, often grilled, sometimes deep fried.
grAmL TIL in 1986 while being filmed for the Bangles music video "Walk Like An Egyptian", Susanna Hoffs moved her eyes from side to side to look at certain members in the crowd to counter stage fright and had no idea that a close up of her doing so would become a focal point and iconic moment in the video
69bZX TIL that the NBA D (Developmental) league changed its name to the G league in 2017, with the G standing for Gatorade. This made it the first pro sports league named for an advertiser
LkMVZ TIL Daniel Webster is primarily responsible for the differences between American and British spelling, but many of his changes never stuck, such as medicine=medicin, ache=ake, soup=soop, tongue=tung, women=wimmen, and weather=wether
dpdK TIL that President Harry S. Truman’s middle name was literally the letter “S”