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TIL that plastic surgeons use decapitated cadaver heads to learn and refresh their surgical skills

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gMEE4 TIL of Lucy Ann Johnson, a woman who disappeared in September 1961. Her husband reported her missing in 1965, and he was suspected of her murder. In 2013, Johnson was found alive. She said that she had left because her husband had been abusive.
epaKb TIL Figures in the Sistine Chapel had fig leaves covering them for over 300 years
696OZ TIL: When Sherman published his memoirs during Grant’s Presidency. Many thought that Sherman treated Grant unfairly, however Grant defended the book, saying "when I finished the book, I found I approved every word;that…it was a true book, an honorable book…just as I expected Sherman would write”
8e8oX TIL that the first airline started in 1914, with scheduled service between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida. The flight took 23 minutes at a cruising altitude of 5 feet.
yQ5xw TIL that the flavor Blue Raspberry is based on a real fruit, the whitebark Raspberry. Although the fruit’s actual color is a deep purple, the fruit provided a way for candy makers to use blue dye