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TIL Dr. Jay Neitz cured color blindness in Red-Green Color Blind (dichromatic) Squirrel Monkeys using gene therapy. The monkeys were given a shot which enabled them to distinguish red or green. After successful trials with the monkeys Dr. Neitz awaits NIH/ORDA/FDA approval for human trials.

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yVXZX TIL The Hotel Arbez was intentionally built by a businessman in 1863, in a race against time during a border dispute. Spanning France and Switzerland, it enabled smuggling as people and goods crossed freely inside.
xV54w TIL Atlanta artist TI has saved at least two people from suicide attempts. One of them was the lead singer of Creed, Scott Stapp. The other was a 24-year-old Atlanta resident who was going to jump from a 22-story building. After hearing about the situation, TI drove to the scene to help.
a8QKM TIL that in 1572, Tycho Brahe spotted a "new star" that briefly outshone Venus and was seen in daylight. This supernova was exploding around 9,000 light-years away, 300 million times brighter than the Sun, and visible naked-eye for 16 months. It shattered medieval ideas that the stars never change.
Lk7YP TIL that there is a man named Christopher who can speak sixteen languages - despite having non-verbal IQ scores between 40 and 70. He was diagnosed with brain damage six months after his birth, and is institutionalized because he is unable to take care of himself
m1MKx TIL Kaitlin Olson was accidentally waterboarded for real while filming the season 4 IASIP episode, "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis"