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TIL mature cystic ovarian teratoma (ovarian tumor) can differentiate into tissue such as hair, teeth, fat and more

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mneM TIL having an orgasm can help a man’s body recover from illness, as the orgasm causes an increase in leukocytes, or natural killer cells, in a man’s blood.
jR0p TIL that the Confederacy planned to conquer Latin America after a Southern victory in the Civil War.
QJLOX TIL Jackie Coogan, the silent film child actor who was famously exploited by his parents for his earnings, found renewed screen success later in life playing Uncle Fester on the Addams Family
p8k0Q TIL that the different designations for groups of birds (Parliament of Owls, Murder of Crows...) largely came from a book from Middle Ages called The Book of Saint Albania. The designations are largely unused by scientist and birdwatchers, but are meant to describe the birds’ characters.
LkWv0 TIL in 1974 Stephen King sold the publishing rights to his first novel, “Carrie,” for $2500 plus royalties. One year later the paperback version was sold for $400,000 plus royalties.