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TIL: Scientists can take neurons from the skin and graft them into the brain. These neurons become fully functional and integrated into the brain.

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QYkd TIL that the meme about the Asian woman who got plastic surgery and got sued by her husband after having ugly kids was actually just a model who appeared in an advertisement. She is now unable to get modelling work, despite never having received plastic surgery.
7NPP TIL Prostitution exists among some penguins and chimpanzees. They prostitute themselves for things like stones or food.
oRM6E TIL 60% of people in the world don't have a toilet in their home
oR7YW TIL when Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who had a famously deep voice, quit smoking cigarettes at 77-years-old in 2012, he thought that his vocal range would become higher and improve. Instead, his voice became even lower.
W7NQX TIL Actor Matthew Lillard, who plays William Afton in the FNAF movie, also played Shaggy from Scooby-Doo (live action, 2002 movie) 🤯