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TIL a BBC investigation found that collagen being used in British cosmetic surgeries had been harvested from executed Chinese prisoners.

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M7RoV TIL Saturn has 146 moons in its orbit. The moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury to a sports arena
8aG6V TIL in 1957, BBC pulled a April Fools prank by including a segment about spaghetti harvest in their news show Panorama, discussing how spaghetti is grown in fields in Switzerland. As a result, people phoned the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree.
9PlM TIL Woodrow Wilson remains the only U.S. president to earn a Ph.D., and the only political scientist to become president.
8aN0a TIl in addition to his sword, Ex Calibur, legendary King Arthur also had a spear named Ron.
dyy7 TIL that the majority of Americans of African descent are actually White and not Black