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TIL of the Sentinelese, an indigenous population that lives on North Sentinel Island. They have lived there virtually untouched by modern civilization for 1000’s of years. Any intruders on their island have been met with lethal hostility.

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dDwQZ TIL In 2013, the first artificially reproduced human tooth was created in China. Scientists were able to create the tooth using epithelial cells extracted from human urine.
mXnx TIL that a 92 yr old man has pirated over 300,000 copies of DVDs for soldiers in combat
8eXA8 TIL that the original run of “The Jetsons” lasted only one season and 24 episodes before being cancelled for low ratings. It found success in syndication on Saturday mornings, and another 51 episodes were made over 20 years later, from 1985-1987.
NaJ6 TIL Over 11,000 accidents occured between cyclists and drivers in the San Francisco area over 5 years. 60% of the time the cyclist caused the accident.
OdoR TIL that in 1942 a Finnish sound engineer secretly recorded 11 minutes of a conversation between Adolf Hitler and Finnish Defence Chief Gustaf Mannerheim. It is the only known recording of Adolf Hitler’s normal unaltered speaking voice.