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TIL plants can actually sprout within a human body…

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kOymB TIL U.S Soldier Sgt. Dennis Weichel gave his life to save an afghan girl as a 16 ton heavily armored vehicle was headed toward her.
6EgLY TIL that MAS*H aired on BBC2 in the UK without a laugh track, as the creators of the show intended it to be seen, while CBS studio executives would not air the show in the US without one. Series creator Larry Gelbart later said: "I always thought it cheapened the show. The network got their way."
kJArB TIL US President Calvin Coolidge was alarmed at the number of turkeys president's were offered on Thanksgiving. He halted the practice for a short while until 1925 and was then offered a live raccoon 'Rebecca'. He refused to eat her and kept her as a pet at the White House
QAP9 TIL that the earth does not actually orbit around the sun, but rather around the solar system’s center of mass, which is constantly moving, and is currently several hundred thousand kilometers away from the sun.
VVkZ TIL that moray eels has a 2nd set of jaws that hides in the throat, but comes forward to grap and transport its prey from their mouth to the stomach, like the creature from the Alien movies