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TIL that researchers have developed a wearable bioreactor that, with just 24 hours of use, can induce long-term limb regeneration in adult Xenopus laevis frogs. This treatment led to significant tissue regrowth and functional recovery over 18 months.

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e0ZQk TIL about Götz von Berlichingen, also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, who lost his right hand to cannon fire in 1504 and had it replaced with a mechanical iron prosthetic. Götz is remembered for his response to an enemy's order to surrender: “Tell him he can kiss my ass."
oRZ8 TIL In 2010, The Texas Board of Education removed founding father, Thomas Jefferson, from the state social studies curriculum because of his beliefs in deism and replaced him with the religious right icon John Calvin.
mxMRR TIL the reason it's called "the birds and the bees" is because it's a metaphor for naturally-occuring events. The "bees" part comes from bees depositing the flowers (a reference to fertilization), and the "birds" part comes from female birds laying eggs (a reference to ovulation).
E1mWd TIL the line "They call me Mr. Pig" in the Lion King is a reference to the 1967 film, In the Heat of the Night
MeNJA TIL: Typographers have a sense of humor. Kerning is the art of spacing letters so they are readable. Keming is when you kern letters incorrectly and they blend together.