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TIL that ‘prosthetics’ refers to the science of creating artificial body parts, while the artificial parts themselves are called ‘prostheses’.

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J1aB TIL the Three Wise Monkeys that represent the phrase “See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil” are named Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru. There is also a lesser-known fourth Wise Monkey, named Shizaru, who represents “Doing no Evil”.
R7Q0Q TIL: In 2016, a Utah woman sued herself for the wrongful death of her own husband. The woman was driving with her husband when she flipped her car, killing him. Because she was his named heir, the woman sued herself on behalf of her husband's estate and ultimately inherited the money from the suit.
jN6Ba TIL that there is such thing as "the fear of running out of toilet paper" called acartohygieiophobia
KYv4w TIL on 21 September 1956, the Grumman F-11 Tiger became the first jet aircraft to shoot itself down.
M7M6A TIL that some people dream in black and white https://www.thelist.com/434087/the-weird-reason-people-dream-in-black-and-white