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TIL of Saint Fiacre, the Patron Saint of Proctology and Hemorrhoid Sufferers

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ne1vP Til that fingernails serve to enhance sensation and precise movements of the fingertips through the counter-pressure exerted on the pulp of the fingers by the nails.
BgQWL TIL that the United States has over 350 languages.
R7xW7 TIL that Michael Dorn has more on-screen appearances playing the same character (Worf) than any other actor in the Star Trek franchise: 282 episodes and four movies
E1L9W TIL: President Nixon, wife Pat, and Henry Kissinger took lessons and practiced for months to learn to use chopsticks properly, in preparation for the dinner banquet on his visit to China in 1972.
kOEY5 TIL that in 2001, Berlins Love Parade techno party was so loud that vets at the nearby zoo said it gave half the animals diarrhea.