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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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wBM6 TIL that death valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, occasionally has a ‘Super-bloom’ of wildflowers when conditions are just right
xWlo TIL the population of Kabul, Afghanistan has grown from 500,000 in 2001 to about 4 million today after the elimination of the Taliban regime.
wLY78 TIL The World Record for the fastest growing plant belongs to a certain species of bamboo. They have been found to grow up to 35 inches per day at a rate of 0.00002 mph. That’s nearly 1.5 inches an hour. You could literally watch bamboo grow before your eyes.
GA5XJ TIL that in utero, a third artery temporarily runs down the arm to help with the development of the hand. By 8 weeks after birth, this artery usually disappears. For unknown reasons, people are retaining this artery as adults, and it's now three times as prevalent as it was 100 years ago
5YY8n TIL that those long stringy things that run down the sides of bananas are called "Phloem"