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TIL we have a bone just beneath our jaw called the Hyoid bone. It's not found on anatomy skeletons because it is the only bone in the body that isn't attached to another bone.

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DyGr TIL in the Netherlands it is legal to be under influence of any drug, simply so users don’t hesitate to seek medical help.
7rmnP TIL After the Battle of Blair Mountain (1921) striking miners feared jail and confiscation of their guns, many decided to hide their weapons in the woods before leaving Logan County. Collectors and researchers are still finding weapons and ammunition hidden around the site to this day.
DQ1LV TIL I learned about "Bombturbation", the cratering of the soil surface and mixing of the soil by explosive munitions, usually during warfare or related activities. Some places like Verdun in France (during WW1), were completely and almost irreversibly changed by this
PYaQZ TIL that the French military actually has the best military record of the last 800 years
8e8j8 TIL of the Mole Man of Hackney who spent 40 years digging under his home in London creating tunnels as long as 18m and as deep as the water table