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TIL That your heart has it's own "little brain" with neurons that act independently with a mini nervous system too

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VwVZ TIL 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.
4YlJ TIL dragonfly wings actually kill bacteria. There is a variety of mechanisms for this to happen, but one of those is by literally ripping open the bacteria with sharp, nano-sized pillars that coat the wings.
X0ve6 TIL convicted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tzarnaev who is on death row has received over $26,000 in donations from admirers and family. He currently has a plus balance of over 4,000 dollars to be used at the prison canteen.
EgrV7 TIL in 2009, Stephen Hawking threw an open party for everyone, only announcing it after it was finished to ensure that only time-travelers knew about it. Unsurprisingly, no one came up.
vJAK TIL: scientists think psychedelics are as dangerous as riding a bike or playing soccer.