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TIL that surgeons in 2013 discovered a new body part

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N7nOP TIL the word Turquoise actually comes from the French "turquois" meaning "Turkish", as the stones were traditionally imported from Turkey.
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LkjKr TIL about the Lippisch P.13a, an experimental coal-powered jet fighter designed for Nazi Germany as a result of fuel shortages toward the end of WWII
wBWW TIL Hugh Jackman gets bodybuilding advice from The Rock, and The Rock refers to Jackman as ‘Wolverine.’
yQ1OX TIL Elephants were used as combat in wars as late as the 1890’s and continued to be used in non-combat roles all the way up to the Vietnam War