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TIL Scientists have turned spinach into beating human heart tissue

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LG5Z TIL that while Kaa, the Snake in “The Jungle Book” is portrayed as villainous in every movie adaptation, in the original book he saves Mowgli’s life twice, and is considered a mentor and a friend.
D1g4V TIL: A Harvard professor experimented on 22 unwitting students, assaulting their belief systems to see what damage could be caused. One of them became the Unabomber.
mx7xv TIL that the city of Toronto Canada is trying to save a 250 year old tree! That is older than Canada itself.
GYKn1 TIL about a poem written called "The Chaos" written by Gerard Nolst Trenite that highlights the absurdities and nuances of the English language. New english speakers will likely have trouble reading it, but native readers will probably breeze through it.
4kNo TIL the insult “Douchebag” was originally a derogatory term for women who were promiscuous.