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TIL that "Liquid Ass" so realistically mimics the human colon that it's used by the US Military to train combat medics

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R6V9 TIL anorexic people angle their bodies sideways even when passing through doorways that are much wider than themselves.
16VQD TIL Harrison Ford (the actor who plays Han Solo) is two years older than Ian Mcdiarmid (the actor who plays the Emperor)
4kaK6 TIL that Hasbro holds a trademark for the smell of Play-Doh
lo6aA TIL in 2008, a Mad Cow Disease beef recall was impelled by a whistleblower who took illegal, undercover footage of the sick cows.
b9N19 TIL of Mamitu Gashe, an Ethiopian woman who suffered from an obstetric fistula as a teen. She remained at the free hospital where it was repaired to help out with chores. Over time her responsibilities grew, until she became one of the leading surgeons in her field without formal medical education.