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TIL material from pig intestines prompts the human body to replace damaged tissues with little or no scarring, recreating the healing efficiency of young children.

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QJxPE TIL of "Word of Faith", a global evangelical movement that "renounces poverty" as a requirement to glorify god. The movement encourages followers to give the church as much of their income as they can with the promise it will come back 10-fold. Also, Joel Osteen is worth $60m.
nWpDo TIL that the world’s longest music piece will take 639 years to complete. It's currently being played in a German church and will end in the year 2640
9dk7 TIL That actor Ashton Kutcher studied Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa in an attempt to cure his twin brothers heart condition.
gr6QD TIL that James Earl Ray's brother once tried to sell a videotape of his brother's autopsy for $400K.
Zjev TIL that nine-banded armadillos consistently give birth to identical quadruplets. Only one egg is ovulated and then the embryo splits four ways.