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TIL that there is a kind of tumor that can develop tissues and functional organs, like eyes, torso, hands, teeth and feet.

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ob88 TIL of Don LaFontaine. The guy who famously does the “In a World…” voice overs and has done over 5,000 film trailers.
GMg7 TIL Prostitution is legal in India but associated activities like pimping and owning a brothel is not.
gAj7 TIL that the U.S. government produced 500,000 Purple Heart medals to prepare for the 1945 invasion of Japan. When the operation never took place, the medals were placed in storage and distributed. All military action since then (including Korea and Vietnam) still has not depleted the supply.
neLBB TIL of the 1947 NYC smallpox outbreak, which was stopped through aggressive public health policy led by health commssioner Dr. Israel Weinstein, leaving only 12 infected and 2 dead
GAXrj TIL If you can voluntarily control your middle ear (tensor tympani) muscles to create a rumbling noise inside your head, you are extremely rare.