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TIL that human teeth are the only part of the body that cannot repair themselves.

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DldD TIL when United Airlines baggage handlers broke a musician’s valued guitar and then spent a year refusing to pay for repairs, he wrote a song called “United Breaks Guitars” that got over 16 million hits on YouTube, caused United stock to sink 10%, and finally forced them to pay $3,000 compensation.
0wOlL TIL that after the famous "More Cowbell" SNL sketch with Christopher Walken ended with "RIP Gene Frenkel" on the screen (underneath Will Ferrell's character), fans have often expressed their sympathies to Blue Öyster Cult over his death, believing the fictional cowbell-shredding artist was real.
wLgLE TIL in 2007 there was a pet food recall on imported pet food from China that killed more than 8,500 pets. Congress enacted laws for the FDA to set new guidelines within 2 years. In 2016 the FDA reported they're still "drafting a regulation" and in 2018 Congress removed the guidelines for pet safety.
wL6BE TIL that elements within the Japanese Imperial Navy originally planned to assassinate British entertainer Charlie Chaplin during his visit with the Japanese PM in order to provoke a war with the US but Chaplin was not present when the PM was killed.
v1XWD TIL Ella Fitzgerald forgot a lyrics of the song she’s singing, but won a Grammy for her performance of improvising.