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TIL the appendix is used as a safe-house for beneficial bacteria for when you have diarrhea

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a8vEJ TIL Japanese Katana were using Chinese Tang Dynasty Sword (Dao) as prototypes for their own variant. Katana metal folding technique were used to compensate the quality of the japanese iron impurity as Chinese Dynasties restricted export of weapon material like iron to neighbours
69B78 TIL that the precursor to LASIK, Radial Keratotomy, where operations to correct vision would be done “manually with a blade”, often led to many issues, such as vision loss and infection because the incision remains open indefinitely. "It is well documented that RK incisions never completely heal..."
gMND4 TIL that 3 Dogs Survived the Titanic Catastrophe. A Pekingese and 2 Pomeranians were thought to have survived because they were kept in their owners’ first-class cabins instead of the kennel onboard the ship.
LQQjv TIL the black cat mascot of Seattle's Fire Station #9 is borrowed, with authorization, from the Eveready battery company. It symbolizes the station's readiness to respond, while station #9 corresponds to their 9 volt battery.
rKmo TIL Some people wear adult diapers to celebrate New Years at Time Square due to a lack of toilets.