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TIL there’s a rare form of cancer called NUT carcinoma that can form anywhere in the body, but is caused by a mutation in a gene that encodes the “NUT” protein that is expressed almost exclusively in testis.

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RxW6 TIL the German V-2 Rocket developed in 1944 was the first man-made object to enter space. Also the team which developed the V-2 were the key to land the first man on the moon.
ADJ1w TIL that The Russian city of Kaliningrad is named Königsberg, Królewiec, Karaliaučius, and Královec depending on what country you are in.
neJXo TIL sweat glands mature during the first 2 years of life. So people who grew up in warm climates have more active sweat glands than people who grew up in a climate-controlled environment or in cold climates.
VMwQG TIL on the Korean island of Jeju there is a community of women divers (Haenyeo) who carry on a centuries old tradition of free diving for seafood delicacies. Now declining in numbers due to commercial fishing, most Haenyeo today are between 60-80 years old and have been diving over 50 years.
OGPm6 TIL no one born after 1935 has set foot on the moon.