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TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings.

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l61B TIL Old English used the word ‘dore’ for male bees, 'dumbledore’ means bumblebee.
ADpxd TIL of James F. Fixx, who spurred the jogging craze with his best-selling books about running and preached the gospel that active people live longer. He died of a heart attack while on a solitary jog at 52 years old.
Oyk7 TIL…Apache pilots train their eyes to work independently
wLRE8 TIL Madame Tussaud (of the famous wax museums) got her start casting guillotined heads during the French Revolution.
E18GV TIL that hippies love for granola began with a need to feed half a million people easily at Woodstock.