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TIL about WTR (Waist to Thigh Ratio) which accurately predicts Type 2 Diabetes.

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4omN TIL In 1970, Mississippi lawmakers banned “Sesame Street” from being broadcast statewide claiming the integration of the show’s neighborhood was “offensive” to some of the state’s residents.
ABGn TIL there is a new type of snail recently discovered named after Steve Irwin named Crikey Irwiny
v1jo8 TIL one of the lost Faberge eggs from Imperial Russia was discovered in 2012 after the owner, a scrap metal dealer, struggled to sell it because prospective buyers thought he was overestimating it’s worth in gold and jewels. It was later valued at £20million.
w1yo TIL I learned the difference between a graveyard and a cemetery. A graveyard adjoins a church, whereas a cemetery does not. You can also bury ashes in a cemetery.
4JmJ TIL that kidney transplant is a heterotopic transplant meaning the kidney is placed in a different location than the existing kidneys as they are not removed from the body.