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TIL that one in every 5,000 babies is born without a butthole. This condition is called “imperforate anus” and the baby has to have one created manually in the hospital. The cause of this is not fully understood but it is believed to be caused by abnormal development of the rectum.

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9w77m TIL: Rufus Choate was one of the greatest American lawyer of the 1800s, arguing over a thousand cases and pioneered the method of arousing jury sympathy. One of his famous cases is when he convinced a jury that the accused cut the throat of his lover while sleepwalking and was therefore not guilty.
xVLd1 TIL Costco’s $6,000 Doomsday Food Kit Only Gets Your Family Through Year One of the Apocalypse. The kit is delivered as two pallets of boxes that together weigh 1,800 pounds. To keep neighbors in the dark, Costco promises everything is “packaged discreetly.” The some products expire in 30 years.
JYDwm TIL there is a zone in France that has been restricted for 100 years because of events that took place during World War I.
nyN7 TIL in 1992 Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first civilian Hummer, in 2003 he spent $21,000 to convert one it to burn hydrogen trying to jump start the building of hydrogen refueling plants.
E18xW TIL A Japanese Man cut off and served his own genitals to five diners, charging them $250 dollars a plate. He was reported to the police but wasn't arrested as there is no law against cannibalism in Japan.