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TIL about Meier-Gorlin syndrome, 'a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder', or the underdevelopment of ears, according to Wikipedia

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Z816a TIL that Spanish scientists have developed a 3D bioprinter which can print sheets of functional human skin for use in research or even transplants
QNQDM TIL Ususama-myoo is a Japanese toilet god with eight arms that hold various pointy weaponry. Toilet users falling in to areas where agricultural fertilizer from the outhouses were stored was a commonly unfortunate cause of death. Solution: pray to the well-armed toilet god for protection
4kV75 TIL that according to the FBI and Homeland Security, over 100 firefighters in the US are convicted of arson every year, and many of the cases are swept under the rug, downplayed or completely ignored.
VRyB TIL that all time travel movies are banned in China.
DQ5wJ TIL that the videoclip for Despacito by Luis Fonsi has more views on YouTube than there are people in the world. It currently sits at 8.2 billion views and the estimated world population is about 8.1 billion people.