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TIL it’s possible for circumcised males to non-surgically restore their foreskin by tugging on it, causing the body to generate new skin cells

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N7YLN TIL about the Rainman Twins. Kay and Flo are the only identical twin autistic savant sisters to exist.
JYE0k TIL that flamingos are unique from all other birds and mammals in that they have hinged upper beaks (jaws) instead of lower. They use their tongues and beaks to move water through filters they use to catch food. But, because their upper beaks move, they have to eat with their heads upside down.
a8VbL TIL: About Alphonse Bertillion, an anthropologist and chief of France’s Judicial Identification Services who developed and was featured in the first standardized mug shot.
VMGnk TIL the common earthworm is an invasive species which is native to Europe
GYQ1Q TIL Norman Borlaug is an agronomist responsible for saving over a billion lives from starvation due to his work in creating drought and disease resistant crops.