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TIL about Acanthosis Nigricans: a disorder of brown-to-black patches of skin which indicates insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, obesity or hormone imbalances.

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v1wP8 TIL that the county of Dorset in the UK holds an annual knob-eating contest.
4kA1a TIL Disney/Disneyland formulated 2 specific colors (Go Away Green and Blending Blue) to help “erase” backstage buildings and camouflage parts of the park that are under construction.
wLooY TIL Coroners in the U.S. are elected officials, require little to no training in most districts, and may overule a forensic pathologist in naming a cause of death.
ywY8 TIL That a cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.
xvVw TIL Every American gold or silver medalist in the 100m sprint since 1988 was eventually busted for doping