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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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D10nj TIL The World's oldest Post Office is located in Dumfries, Scotland - opening in 1712 and operating continuously ever since.
Jp7l TIL that a study of self-reported gluten sensitive people without celiac’s disease showed that high-gluten, low-gluten and control diets affected the participants in the same way.
R7lvj TIL "Chocolate Poisoning" isn't just for dogs & cats. Humans can be poisoned by chocolate if they eat enough. The cause is a substance called Theobromine, found in chocolate, tea, and cola drinks. Dogs & cats metabolize it slowly which is why smaller doses are deadlier to them.
BrLBx TIL that in the 18th century getting a divorce in England was so expensive that lower class men sold their wives on markets instead. Most of the time the woman agreed to it and the buyer was usually the womans new lover. Sometimes a bidding war could start tough and a stranger could win.
WkVvN TIL that in Israel there's a one-day holiday during which nobody drives. Originally a religious limitation, the tradition was adopted by large portions of the population, with adults and children riding bicycles and skating safely on empty, quiet streets (and even highways) across the nation