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TIL there is an annual competition for scientists to explain their PhD through interpretive dance

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E19m7 TIL: The default location of an IP address in the USA, if no more granular location information is available, is mapped to a farm in Kansas. Because of this, the owners have been constantly harassed and visited by the FBI, IRS and others who have been scammed by someone with a US IP address
VBYeG TIL there is a town in brazil called Santa Maria de Jetibá is, where the people still speak solely East Pomeranian in their day-to-day life.
p8nmb TIL If your tooth is knocked out, with root intact, you can actually put it back in place immediately and it will reattach to the jaw bone. It's the only body part that can reattach on its own, although the nerves and blood vessels will need medical intervention.
6EpnX TIL duck boat tours use replica or surplus military DUKW vehicles used for amphibious landings in WW2
YVar TIL that pistol dueling with wax bullets was a popular pastime in the early 20th century and even featured as a sport in the 1908 Summer Olympics