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TIL of Hope, an albino turtle that has her heart exposed due to a hole in her chest. The case is so rare that there is no existing name for this medical condition

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4X6LR TIL Theodore Geisel took up the pseudonym Dr. Seuss after being banned from his college humor magazine for drinking gin on campus during Prohibition.
D7eP TIL during the Korean War Air Force pilot James Risner successfully “pushed” his wingman’s incapacitated jet fighter into friendly territory using the nose of his own jet. A maneuver that had never been attempted in history.
BgKje TIL the photons harnessed for solar energy are the same ones responsible for skin cancer.
4kmag TIL the Railroad Commission of Texas hasn't regulated railroads since 2005. Today it mostly regulates the oil and gas industry and gas utilities.
XLQ6 TIL Ancient Romans believed eyelashes fell out from excessive sex and that long lashes indicated purity and chastity.