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TIL humans have invisible “stripes” in their skin that are only visible due to certain skin diseases. The patterns that these “stripes” form are thought to be the migration patterns of embryonic cells.

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P17rn TIL that Tony Chachere, the inventor of Tony’s seasoning, had already retired as a millionaire twice from two successful businesses (pharmaceuticals and insurance sales) before he became famous for his cooking and seasonings.
8eK8G TIL that Brandi Brandt, a Playboy centerfold who played the elevator operator at the beginning of Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator" ("Going...down?") was jailed up to six years in Australia for being part of a cocaine smuggling ring
780or TIL Peter Falk — known for playing the title character of NBC's Columbo — wore a glass eye. Once, while playing baseball in high school, he got in a disagreement with an umpire over a missed call. Falk popped out the glass eye, handed it to the umpire and said "try this."
0d8QL TIL there is a (tongue-in-cheek) secret society called The Sons of Lee Marvin. It consists of people who bear a resemblance to the actor, so that they could plausibly be his sons. Actual or rumored members include Jim Jarmush (founder), Tom Waits, John Lurie, Iggy Pop, Neil Young & Josh Brolin.
Wk6m9 TIL that during World War I, French prostitutes with severe cases of syphilis charged higher rates than uninfected prostitutes, because soldiers infected with syphilis were removed from the front line