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TIL of the "thrower's fracture": a rare phenomenon in which a young, otherwise healthy person breaks their upper arm bone in half just by throwing a ball too forcefully.

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nWKZd TIL that uterus prolapse can occur in women when the pelvic floor muscles weaken causing the uterus to descend into or even outside the vaginal canal. This condition can be caused by childbirth, aging, hormonal imbalance, chronic coughing or heavy lifting and can become fatal.
MMG0 TIL that worms from a science experiment were found alive in the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Columbia
YWr TIL A bacteria from Easter Island saves lives by preventing organ rejection & now may help curb Alzheimers
mLXx TIL During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson threatened CBS News that if it didn’t ‘cleaned up its act,’ after showing US Marines burning villages, the White House would 'go public’ with the reporter’s alleged “communist ties.”
9oxm TIL of the term OOPart (Out-of-place artifact) which refers to an artifact of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest found in an unusual context, that challenges conventional historical chronology by being “too advanced” for the level of civilization that existed at the time.