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TIL that after South Park aired their episode about Tourette’s, the Tourette Syndrome Association, presuming it would be offensive and insensitive, actually remarked that it was well researched and actually served as a clever was to provide accurate facts.

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rRWQo TIL Lego's brick making is so accurate only 18 in every million bricks made are defective, which are then recycled.
p8eQA TIL That In 1996 during an SAS training exercise 21 year old Bear Grylls broke his back after falling from 16,000 feet due to a torn parachute. His surgeon said it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. 2 years later he climbed Mt. Everest
omY7 TIL Baby carrots are shaped from irregulars and their invention reduced loss by as much as 70% in some crops
N7RJE TIL the prosthetics in The Elephant Man (1980) were designed directly from body casts of Joseph Merrick (aka the Elephant Man) made in 1890 & preserved for 90 years in a hospital museum. The prosthetics were so acclaimed that audiences pressured The Oscars into creating the "Best Makeup" award
G744 TIL that over the last three millenia, Tibetans have evolved, allowing them to withstand high altitudes with more success than their ancestors