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TIL that maggot therapy is FDA-approved for treating non-healing wounds. Live maggots are applied to consume dead tissue and secrete antimicrobial compounds, aiding the healing process.

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d8LnE TIL that the quietest room in the world is so absolutely noiseless, you can hear the beating of your heart within the deathly silence.
p8WyQ TIL that the artificial banana flavoring was based on the Gros Michel: the predominant banana that went extinct in the 60's (replaced by the current less flavorful Cavendish). Today, when you eat something "banana" flavored, you're tasting species of banana that went extinct long ago.
pa8Q TIL: The cure for Scurvy was discovered in the 1490s, lost in the 1870s, and re-discovered in the 1930s.
0dJyv TIL: The Akaname is a Japanese yokai (demon)... who licks the filth and scum present in bathtubs and bathrooms and translates to filth licker. It one story, it can transform into a beautiful woman who appears in a hot spring, offers to scrub a man's back, only to lick him down to the bones.
ADkL7 TIL of the Small Penis Rule, which is when authors create a character based off a real person but give the character a small penis, so that the real person is less likely to accuse them of libel, since then they'd have to say they have a small penis too.