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TIL In 2015 a heart transplant patient was able to wait for a heart at home after receiving the world's first real artificial heart.

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d8apE TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.
rRgxx TIL Kim Jong Travels with his own toilet to prevent his poop falling into wrong hands. The waste contains Information about his health status.
Lkmyr TIL that the thickness of the Earth's atmosphere can be likened to the thickness of the skin of an apple.
oBKJ8 TIL about Sarah Halley Finn, the casting director for every single MCU movie to date (except The Incredible Hulk). She has chosen over 1000 actors for the MCU.
JYgO8 TIL France had a "proto-internet" called Minitel, to which half the population had access. It allowed for buying plane tickets, shopping, 24-hr news, message boards & adult chat services. It was used to coordinate a national strike in 1986. Some believe it hindered the internet's adoption in France.