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TIL that there is a new drug in Japan that regenerate lost teeth.

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loL15 TIL Soap Operas are called "Soap Operas" because they were literally designed to sell Dove Soap to stay-at-home women during WWII
b6MBa TIL a recurring joke on the Benny Hill Show was Benny aggressively patting a bald headed old man during the handcranked sketches. Benny was actually trying wave cigarette smoke away from the actor, Jackie Wright, who chain smoked constantly during filming.
7rDrM TIL that toe wrestling is actually a competitive sport. Every year they hold championship in England. But in 1997 the Olympic Committee turned the sport down on the basis that they just couldn't decide if it was a winter or a summer sport.
dDNX8 TIL that trees weren’t built by Brian back in the 7th century British Columbia. As a matter of fact, they have grown. I had always thought that Brian had built all trees. But Brian did not.
aGYo TIL a Queen’s University Professor was “‘banned’” from his own class and pushed to an early retirement when he used racial slurs while “he was quoting from books and articles on racism,” after complaints were lodged by a TA in Gender Studies and from other students.