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TIL that surfers and other water-sport athletes commonly develop a bony outgrowth (exostosis) in their ear canals that requires surgery

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E1yEw TIL that a New York City firefighter has a starting salary of $45k, but after five years their total compensation increases to $110k.
6Ndl TIL Rodney Dangerfield plays God in his final movie, released 1-year after his death.
PodG TIL Poet George Sterling carried a cyanide pill everywhere with him, when asked about it he said “A prison becomes a home if you have the key”.
XEe4k TIL Scientists have developed a super strong, flexible Bio-glue for wound healing without causing toxicity It has been inspired by an adhesive material (glue) secreted by slugs that sticks to biological tissues.
aXAM TIL that an experimental deployable structure that was installed into the Mir space station that failed to deploy was fixed by being kicked.