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TIL That Candied Horseradish was a cure for the black plague.

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nNjY TIL that tumors of the ovaries can cause teeth and hair to grow within it.
rRKxw TIL celery was a very popular food in the 1800s through early 1900s. It was the third most popular menu ingredient in New York City restaurants, behind coffee and tea. Celery cost more than caviar because it was so hard to cultivate in those days.
4ko7b TIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2
Y7VvG TIL the moon pose (facing one's backside to the judges & bending over from a standing position) is the only banned pose in bodybuilding. When it was still allowed, bodybuilders who performed it were labeled as homosexuals & the public accused them of trying to entice the judges which led to the ban.
xV4X1 TIL that even though bigger animals have more cells (more cells=more mutations), they aren't more susceptible to cancer. It's called Peto's Paradox.