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TIL That a Mexican salamander, the Axolotl, has an amazing regenerative ability. They can regenerate entire limbs, or even inner organs, such as parts of their brain, spinal cord or heart. New science is studying this ability to maybe help people who has suffered limb loss in the future.

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Ww8B TIL that Swissair Flight 111, which crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada in 1998, was carrying half-a-billion dollars worth of diamonds and other jewels in the cargo hold. 98% of the aircraft was recovered, but the jewels are still missing.
GnQE TIL 2 ancient cities in China were drowned in 1959 by a man-made lake and were forgotten about until discovered in 2001 by a tourist diving company. The cities remain intact and in good condition.
VMZEp TIL the Idaho legislature adopted a resolution commending the filmmakers of Napoleon Dynamite, which was filmed in the state. The resolution states that anyone voting against it were “freakin’ idiots”
bAaj TIL that due to stress, boredom, loneliness and other reasons many exotic birds kept in captivity will pluck their own feathers out or self-mutilate
O5B6 TIL that in a 1973 new conference in Poland, US President Jimmy Carter’s words were mistranslated to, “I desire the Poles carnally”, creeping out an entire nation.