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TIL Titanium is the most bio-compatible metal, and new bone tissue will bond with it at the atomic level.

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e0Kp4 TIL of William Harvey Carney. Despite being shot in the face, shoulders, arms, and legs during battle, he never let the flag touch the ground. Saying, "Boys, I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground!"
4kAAR TIL director Kevin Smith attended a protest at the debut of his own movie, "Dogma" (1999), and was interviewed by the local news station.
KLg4 TIL In 1970, America’s semiconductor industry ground to a halt because manufacturers couldn’t buy blades for cutting the wafers apart. All the big companies bought their blades from a guy working out of his garage who suddenly got sick.
DEwp TIL The Lion King game led to the creation of Direct X.