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Today I learned that the title for Egyptian proctologists literally translates to “shepherd of the anus.”

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Z8nyo TIL of the Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty Ring which prevents children with faulty organs or heart problems from needing more than one surgery as they get older.
Z8M6p TIL that when recording the audio book for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Stephen Fry could not say the phrase "he pocketed it" correctly, and he asked JK Rowling to replace it. She refused, and the phrase appears in each of the following 4 books.
XvO8 TIL that on July 6, 1967, the Alvin Submersible was attacked by a swordfish, which became lodged in the skin of the sub. The crew made an emergency surface, recovered the fish, and ate it for dinner.
ZpvG4 TIL about escheatment. Traced back in feudal times and still exists in modern times.
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