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TIL that the extra skin on the elbow joint is called Weenis

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8YdG TIL the first responders to accidents in high speed motorcycle races in Northern Ireland are motorcycle doctors. They travel at speeds upwards of 180mph to get to the scene.
BrYDW TIL about Drachenloch, a Swiss cave. The remains of 30,000 cave bears were found inside, giving it its name (“Dragon’s Lair”).
R5nj8 TIL Hans Asperger, who coined "Asperger's Syndrome," was a Nazi sympathizer and experimented on children
ZkbR TIL originally Chicago wasn’t built high enough above Lake Michigan to be able to dig sewers, so engineers lifted the entire city by 4-14 feet starting in 1855. The project took 20 years to finish.
780Jp TIL there’s a town in New Mexico called “Truth or Consequences”, that changed its name to win a game show in 1950.