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TIL the cougar holds the Guinness record for the animal with the highest number of names, with over 40 in English alone.

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E1aao TIL Jenny doesn’t die from AIDS in Forrest Gump (1994) as commonly believed. The author of the book made it clear that Jenny dies of Hepatitis C.
rREP1 TIL A beard transplant procedure takes an entire day, and can run up to $10,000 for a full beard. The doctor and technicians remove hair strands with the follicles intact from another part of the body -- usually the bottom of the back of the head. It's moved to where it is wanted on the face
7K6x TIL in Western dress code, “semi-formal” is technically synonymous with “black tie” (tuxedos and evening gowns). True “formal” dress is known as “white tie,” and consists of tailcoats for men and ball gowns for women.
woPk6 TIL Increasing the Car Seat Age Requirement Cut Child Births by 145k+ Since 1980
oBK4o TIL Obsidian can be made into surgical scalpels by flint knapping, creating an edge only one molecule wide and the edge is so smooth and sharp it can cut between cells.