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TIL that neuroscientists have created a device for the blind that allows them to “see” using electrical pulses on the tongue. Light is turned into pulses that eventually can be interpreted as vision by the brain.

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YpB4d TIL Sierra Leone is one of the worlds most religiously tolerant nations, they are celebrating both christian and Muslim holidays, vote for candidates with no regard for their religious alignment. Christian and Muslim leaders meet in a Inter-Religious Council to promote understanding and tolerance.
R71j7 TIL that the Discordian calendar has five 73-day seasons: Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy, and The Aftermath; and 73 five-day weeks, with the days Sweetmorn, Boomtime, Pungenday, Prickle-Prickle, and Setting Orange. One of the holidays is Multiversal Underwear Day (August 10/Bureaucracy 3)
R7D1j TIL that wheelchair athletes with spinal injuries would intentionally injure the lower part of their body to increase their blood pressure which would enhance their performance. This practice is called ‘Boosting’ and has been banned by the International Paralympic Committee since 1994.
vP8mj TIL after winning a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics, Shaq threw it out the window on the freeway out of frustration due to only playing in the final two minutes of the game.
D1XXY TIL a Subway sandwich artist was trapped in a refrigerator overnight and wrote a desperate plea for help in ketchup.