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TIL the world's first transplanted penis was reversed two weeks later because the recipient and his wife had such a "severe psychological problem" with it.

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aw4DZ TIL of Ferdinando Boero, a jellyfish expert who was also a fan of Frank Zappa. He reached out to Zappa asking if he'd be ok with a jellyfish named in his honor, to which Zappa replied saying "there is nothing I would like better than having a jellyfish with my name". So it was named Phialella zappai
M7x6m TIL that there exists a Peruvian political movement called Ethnocacerism, an ultranationalist indigenous movement that seeks to restore the borders of the Incan Empire. It was founded by the father of former Peruvian president Ollanta Humala.
ANGX4 TIL that in the state of Minnesota Supreme Court justices are forced to retire once they reach 70 years old.
JrGk TIL two weeks after Hurricane Katrina, a task force rescued around 1400 frozen embryos stranded in a hospital without power. The embryos were considered to be people under Louisiana law.
OopdY TIL in 2012 wanting a dad was the tenth highest requested Christmas gift by children in the UK.