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TIL Japanese scientists created a virtually painless needle by studying mosquitoes

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wo8EY TIL Peter Cancro bought the first Jersey Mike's Sub Shop in 1971 when he was 17 years old. He got help from his football coach to get the loan. 52 years later he is still the CEO with over 2000 locations.
168DP TIL that ELO, the rating system used in chess and esports is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American Physics Professor
XEyA6 TIL that since Icelandic horses are not immune to the same diseases that the European horses are, once an Icelandic horse leaves the island it may never return.
Lb8Q TIL Six major orgs. (American Psych. Association, Am. Academy of Peds., Am. Medical Association, Am. Acad. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Am. Acad. of Family Physicians, and Am. Psychiatric Association) recommend no electronic media at all for children via http://ift.tt/1AOMu4n
E1xr7 TIL The McDonnell Douglas F-15 can reach 30,000 ft (9,100m) in 60 seconds and has a thrust-to-weight ratio that allows the aircraft to accelerate while flying straight up. It is also the only aircraft to ever shoot down a satellite orbiting in space.