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TIL in the US college text books can cost more than $1,000.

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r9aW TIL the word vagina literally translates to “sheath” or “scabbard”
b9lZ9 TIL a highly religious physician by the name of Rene’ Leannec invented the stethoscope because he was uncomfortable putting his ear to the chest of women.
GAGvN TIL that in Rosario, Argentina, the home city of Lionel Messi, people are banned from naming their children ‘Messi’
e7KE TIL there was a beaver (now extinct) in North America that was over 8 feet tall and 130-220 pounds, the size of a modern black bear
69ROQ TIL George Lucas saved Walter Murch's job as director of Return to Oz (1985). After Disney fired Murch, Lucas flew to London to urge Disney to reinstall him by using himself as collateral. He said that if Murch failed to deliver, he'd finish the film himself which got Disney to rehire his friend.