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TIL doctors in the last decade have stopped removing the appendix during other surgical procedures as a routine precaution, because it can be successfully transplanted into the urinary tract to rebuild a sphincter muscle and reconstruct a functional bladder

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E1kMX TIL Until the late 19th century, most men in Japan wore pocketless kimonos, which offered no place to keep belongings. Netsuke (small carved statues, working as anchors)(meaning “to attach the root”) allowed them to securely fasten hanging pouches (sagemono) and boxes (inro) to a kimono sash (obi).
08pj TIL Magnum condoms are actually designed for most men to fit into and their purpose is to provide an ego boost
oBneA TIL of genetic sexual attraction,where people with similar genes tend to be mutually attracted. This is often cancelled by the Westermarck effect:children raised together rarely become mutually attracted when older. Thus,separated siblings who reunite as adults have a high risk of sexual attraction.
9mRM TIL there is a mineral named Cummingtonite. Its chemical composition is (Mg,Fe2+)2(Mg,Fe2+)5Si8O22(OH)2. It was named after Cummington, Massachusetts, where it was discovered in 1824.
8xP TIL that the last Great Auk, an extinct bird, seen in the British Isles was killed after it was accused of being a witch.