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TIL that scientists successfully connected a paralyzed patient’s brain to a tablet who was able to type and surf the Internet

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4Xenw TIL George Washington was the only President of the United States who didn't live in Washington DC.
p86A TIL the Pope had to make a decree that Native Americans were “rational beings with souls” and not to be enslaved in 1537.
GYob1 TIL That Our Average Normal Temperature May No Longer Be 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit
4Xgy6 TIL There is a liquid that you can breathe in called perfluorohexane. Animals can be submerged in a bath of perfluorohexane without drowning. It is odorless and colorless.
m1K5v TIL in the social spider Anelosimus studiosus, adult males will mate with juvenile females in mock copulation (essentially foreplay). This playful behavior is believed to decrease female aggression later in life, and increase sexual performance of both males and adult females.