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TIL Paper toilet seat covers are permeable and offer no protection against germs and bacteria

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R50w6 TIL that Neuralink is a project that is working on a device that can implant electrodes into your brain and connect it to any computer, giving you access to artificial intelligence and cloud computing resources.
Zp0GB TIL: We domesticated the silk moth 5000 years ago for sericulture. They lost their ability to fly, lack fear of predators, & have lost native color pigments since camouflage is not useful as they only live in captivity. They're entirely dependent on humans for survival, including finding a mate.
KYvNG TIL about KHInsider, where you can download literally any gaming soundtrack for free
9wxGr TIL: Engineers were given 10 weeks to develop the GBU-28 bunker buster to penetrate Saddam's troops which were buried 30-50 feet deep. In testing the weapon managed to bury itself over 100 feet deep, so deep that the expense in digging it up could not be justified and was deployed immediately after.
m1ZBM TIL Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima, has made two scifi movies: one filmed aboard the ISS, another at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. He also left geocaches at both places.