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TIL some people have a hole above their ear canal called a "preauricular pit", due to a sinus tract being in the wrong place.

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Br4ry TIL the Netherlands has a government-sponsored YouTube series of young people trying different illegal drugs
6EaOm TIL that New Zealand is not (officially) part of any continent. It is, however, a part of Zealandia, a mostly submerged continental shelf that many consider to be the eighth continent.
wLvOM TIL that the Pegassi Tezeract from Grand Theft Auto Online was influenced by the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio, a futuristic electric vehicle developed by Lamborghini and MIT that costs $2.5 million.
VB5MZ TIL The Bechdel test, also known as the Bechdel-Wallace test, is a measure of the representation of women in film and other fiction. The test asks whether a work features at least two female characters who have a conversation about something other than a man.
epdVg TIL after Surtsey volcano emerged from the sea in the 60's, it was declared a reserve to study how life expands to new territories, and only a few humans are allowed to visit with multiple precautions, including ensuring that they don't spread viable seeds in their excrement.