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TIL of the interstitium, a new organ Western scientists discovered in 2018. The honeycombed network throughout the body, known to Chinese medicine for 2500 years, may help explain how acupuncture works and cancer spreads.

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Z8KwG TIL that at the end of the bronze age (1200-900 BCE). Several ancient civilizations were invaded and in some cases conquered by an obscure force of "Sea Peoples". They were a contributing factor to the Bronze age collapse and their origin is still mostly unknown.
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R7XAa TIL that when Nichelle Nichols read for the part of a communications officer in 'Star Trek', she had a copy of Robert Ruark's 'Uhuru' with her. 'Uhuru' is Swahili for 'freedom', and when Gene Roddenberry heard what the word meant, he changed the character's name to 'Uhura'.