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TIL that tumors of the ovaries can cause teeth and hair to grow within it.

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AWvx TIL the band Devo takes their name from their concept of ‘de-evolution’ - the idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind has actually begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.
XJeX TIL Pope John Paul II snuck out of the Vatican more than 100 times to go skiing in the Italian Alps without anyone noticing.
oBEeK TIL the Russian biplane An-2 "has no stall speed" - if the aircraft dips below a certain speed, spring-loaded slats pop out of the wings and the aircraft will "sink at the rate of a parachute".
ZpLB4 TIL that technically after Paul von Hindenburg died, the presidency should have legally been given to Erwin Bumke, and not Adolf Hitler. He nonetheless did not contest Hitler merging the office with his chancellorship.
wLLrP TIL of 1,000-year old windmills still operating in Iran