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TIL of the frequency illusion (also known as the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon),the phenomenon in which people who just learn or notice something start seeing it everywhere.

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grwrL TIL that the sheath of the vas deferens acts as a splint to facilitate and promote the vas deferens's recanalization even when as much as 5 cm, or 2 in, of the vas deferens has been removed, assuming that the sheath of the vas deferens itself remains intact and has not been removed as well.
ZpAwR TIL British golfer Matt Fitzpatrick has charted every single golf shot he has hit since he was 15 years old.
b9W0 TIL that in the novel Slumdog Millionaire is based on, the hero’s real goal is to get close enough to the game show host to assassinate him
nenJG TIL that the NFL made a commitee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players
awMJy TIL that Nero didn't play a fiddle while Rome burned in 64 A.D., bowed string instruments wouldn't appear in Europe for another 800 years. However several sources place Nero on the roof of his palace during the fire, dressed in stage garb and singing from the Greek epic “The Sack of Ilium.”