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TIL flashing a light at the right frequency temporarily cleared up plaque of peptide amyloid-β in the brains of mice. This plaque build up is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease and clearing it temporarily suppressed its symptoms in the mice

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nWnXd TIL that cardiovascular diseases cause an estimated 17.9 million deaths per year, most often (4 out of 5) through heart attack and stroke. One third of these deaths occur prematurely, or under the age of 70.
5PDr TIL a woman became paralyzed after her spine was injected with a powerful antiseptic instead of epidural during childbirth.
GY6EE TIL: The reason that Moths are attracted to light is because prior to man-made artificial lighting, they used the light of the moon to help them navigate, so they mistake lights with light of the moon!
mxwno TIL that Japan has a phone to call the dead. The "wind phone" was created by a man named Itaru Sasaki, who thought that it would be a healing way to talk to his cousin who had passed away—even if the conversation was one-sided. Others now also use the phone in order to feel closer to their deceased.
6knw TIL the five oldest known companies all started in Japan. The oldest being more than 1400 years old. Worldwide there are more than 5500 companies that have been operating for 200+ years