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TIL Menstrual (Period) Blood is a Rich Source of Stem Cells Without the Ethical Dilemma of Other Sources

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8eA0G TIL an Australian rancher noticed cattle drinking rainwater that had collected in a mysterious metal object on his property which, after an investigation, turned out to be the end cap from one of Skylab’s oxygen tanks that had fallen to Earth more than a decade earlier in 1979.
x6egk TIL Cataract Surgery was done as early as the 5th century BCE using “couching” and evolved to use a syringe in the 11th century in the medieval Islamic world
oBLLA TIL that Lenny Bruce was discharged from the US Navy for pretending to be a cross-dresser. Lenny wished to quiet the Navy after serving for 3 years during WW2 and devised the said plan for getting honorably discharged.
JYKOk TIL that Paul McCartney created Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band after misunderstanding Salt and Pepper for Sergeant Pepper, which triggered a train of thoughts leading to the album’s concept
4xrw TIL the brewery in Belgium that created and produces Stella Artois pilsner beer was founded in 1366 as the “Den Hoorn” brewery in Leuven and turns 650 this year. It became “Brouwerij Artois” in 1717. The horn logo is recognized as the oldest known continuously-used company logo in the world.