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TIL that actually men's genes create the placenta

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XEla8 TIL about a pilot who ejected in a thunderstorm and took 40 minutes to land
R5WD7 TIL In 1984 "Baby Fae" received a baboon heart transplant at just 11 days old and survived 21 days before rejecting it.
e0JRL TIL that vanilla beans (like coffee beans) all taste differently based on their country or origin. Some taste like figs, others like cherries, some like licorice and all have a primary flavor of vanilla.
MeEQK TIL that outside of the West Coast, the US government has identified Tennessee and Missouri as the most at risk for a catastrophic earthquake. A 2009 study predicted 7.2 million people displaced, 715k buildings damaged and 86k casualties.
1a84O TIL the Rod of Asclepius, a snake winding around a stick and international symbol of medicine, represents the treatment for the bloodworm Dracunculus. This worm travels through the blood and eats its way to the skin: treatment involves wrapping the worm around a wooden stick and pulling it out.