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TIL Moles are our body’s mechanism to stop cells from becoming cancerous tumors.

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b9Jg7 TIL Subotai managed to defeat Poland and Hungary in 2 days by forces over 500 kilometers apart. He directed more than 20 campaigns in which he conquered 32 nations and won 65 pitched battles, during which he conquered more territory than any other commander.
8DAL TIL Paul Shaffer, David Letterman’s band leader, co-wrote “It’s Raining Men”.
P1x7J TIL that when a hermit crab outgrows its shell but finds one that's too big for it, it will wait for other hermit crabs to arrive and test out the shell. The crabs line up from smallest to largest so that all of them can exchange shells (though fights over the shells may occur)
grr1W TIL that in the 19th century people formed Fat Mens Clubs that celebrated overeating and being obese
bjEN TIL Disney animators supposedly slipped a single frame of a naked woman into a film to see if Walt could catch it. There are many variations, but one states that Walt continued watching, and when it finished, asked, “Whose idea was it to add the naked woman?” and fired all those responsible.