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TIL “scalp” is actually a mnemonic for skin, connective tissue, aponeurosis, loose areolar connective tissue, and pericranium.

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4DRa TIL there is a parasite which breeds inside the guts of a cat. Their offspring are deposited in droppings and can then be eaten by rats. The offspring then affect the rats’ behaviour to make them less scared, and even sexually aroused, by cats, with the aim of returning to the cat guts
yQVlM TIL that 12,000 bears are farmed for their bile in Asia which is used in traditional Chinese medicine and generates $2bn per year. Farming always involves surgery on the bears to insert a catheter or to cut a hole through the abdomen by which the bile leaks. Bear bile has no medicinal effect.
QNyLe TIL the movie Sahara (2005) was plagued with production problems which doubled its budget from $80M to $160M, lawsuits among the crew and being accused of violations of international law. It made $119M but failed to recoup its costs and is listed among the biggest box office failures of all time
nWlLG TIL the idea for Spider-man villain Venom was purchased by Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter from Marvel comics reader Randy Schueller for $220.
R7oDl TIL Venice does not have a complete modern sewage system, meaning its canals are also its sewer system.