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TIL "University of Georgia researchers & colleagues from other universities have developed a jelly-like substance that may help catastrophic breaks knit together. Stem cells are the key ingredient in what the scientists call 'bone putty'" aka "Fracture Putty".

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EZRV TIL that infants will naturally and automatically (not much muscular control) dance to music - and make themselves happy by doing it.
awWao TIL some chips have trillions of transistors, or IBM's supercomputer, for example, has over 73 trillion transistors. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/12/07/the-first-computer-chip-with-a-trillion-transistors
D1JDj TIL why people don't scream and flail around when they close to drowning; their bodies do not have the air needed to perform actions such as waving around or screaming for help to seek attention, so the body attempts to prolong your survival in a few ways completely subconsciously.
JYeMV TIL that most indigenous communities who paint their bodies live in areas where there is an abundance of bloodsucking horseflies, mosquitoes, or tsetse flies - and a 2019 study showed that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites, hence protecting them from airborne diseases
xBpB TIL that US Congresswoman Jackie Speier is a survivor of the Jonestown massacre. She was shot five times by followers of cult leader Jim Jones while attempting to leave Jonestown via plane, and had to wait 22 hours for help to arrive