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TIL less than half (43%) of the cells in the body are human. The rest belong to microorganisms and bacteria.

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awxwy TIL that the Nazi SS organization included volunteers from many ethnicity from Albania, Hungary, India, Sweden, the UK, etc.
XEGBX TIL there were two unrelated Exorcist prequels released by Warner Bros in the mid-2000's. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist was directed by Paul Schrader and released in 2005, but WB re-tooled it into a more marketable film, Exorcist: The Beginning, in 2004. Both were critical and financial flops.
78lZ7 TIL Disney produced an educational film in 1946 called The Story of Menstruation that was the first production ever to use the word vagina
6EMlJ TIL - Vintage ads encouraged women to use “‘Lysol’ brand disinfectant” for “feminine hygiene.” The ad had women claiming, “I use Lysol always for douching.”
n1x7 TIL: Boston had an all-black Police force named “The Soul Patrol”