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TIL risk of injury or death from lightning strikes is not minimized by the” lightning position” we were taught

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LWvZ TIL, A man made a song using a picture of birds he took on a telephone wire, the result is quite amazing
Yp5Nr TIL researchers successfully killed MRSA (the antibiotic resistant superbug) with a blue laser and peroxide. They found a blue light can "bleach" the protective layer of the MRSA membrane which then makes it more vulnerable. This weakened it enough for hydrogen peroxide to finish the job.
yOgX TIL that a company in Thailand makes dinnerware out of wheat.
neAnW TIL that while only 9.7% of Americans don't wear seatbelts, 47% of those who die in car crashes were not wearing seat belts.
e0p7b TIL NPR's Terry Gross asked Simmons about his studded codpiece, to which Kiss's Gene Simmons replied, "It holds in my manhood, otherwise it would be too much for you to take," adding, "If you want to welcome me with open arms, I'm afraid you're also going to have to welcome me with open legs."