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TIL Dolly the Sheep was named after Dolly Parton's Cleavage. Dolly's cells came from a mammary gland, and a scientist "couldn't think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton's"

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WkEpB TIL about renowned British military surgeon James Barry, a pioneer in the medical field with a career spanning over 50 years. After his death in 1865 the nurse prepping his body for burial noted female anatomy and stretch marks from pregnancy. Barry had been born a woman named Margaret Ann Bulkley.
JKb4 TIL that in 2014, measles hit a 20-year high in the US due to unvaccinated children
VPn4 TIL Danny Glover used to drive a taxi. In 1999, he used his leverage as a former San Francisco cab driver to raise awareness about African Americans being passed over for white passengers.
bWrj TIL All the actors who played the original nine companions of the Fellowship of the Ring got a tattoo of the Elvish number nine, except John Rhys-Davies who got his stunt-double to get it
RNr9 TIL There are very tiny Meteorites called Micrometeorite and you can collect them by swirling around a magnet in a bowl of rain water. They will appear spherical and attach themselves to the magnet.