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TIL height surgery is a thing— (mostly) men are enduring months of pain, bone-breaking procedures, and intense rehab just to get a few inches taller.

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JOKl TIL That breast cancer survivors from all over the globe flock to Little Vinnie’s in Baltimore. Little V is world famous as the “Michelangelo of Nipple Tattoos”, he cosmetically tattoos highly detailed areolas on women who lost theirs from mastectomies.
v1jA8 TIL that on January 9, 1493 Christopher Columbus sees 3 mermaids and described them as "Not half as beautiful as they are painted". They were Manatees.
WkNl8 TIL that every year on September 11, firefighters in the United States will climb 110 flights of stairs in full gear in buildings or at the gym to remember the 343 firefighters who lost their lives that day.
wGd7 TIL the tomato originated in South America and only started being grown in Italy around 1550.
nWwxY TIL about the "spotlight effect," where people overestimate how much others notice their actions and appearance. We are naturally centered in our own world, leading us to overestimate our visibility in social situations. Understanding this can help reduce social anxiety and self-consciousness.