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TIL Marine Duane Dewey was being treated by a navy corpsman in Korea after a grenade exploded at his feet, when another grenade landed near them. Dewey immediately smothered it shouting "Doc, I got it in my hip pocket!" Dewey survived & won the Medal of Honor for saving the corpsman's life & others.

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e01dk TIL When Meat Loaf formed his first band in 1968 (named Meat Loaf Soul), he was immediately offered three recording contracts, all of which he turned down.
ADNWa The human brain looks like a big, pinkish-gray, wrinkly walnut. There are so many folds in it that, if it could be unfolded, it could be a small tablecloth. Pinkish-gray might not match your decor, but it would be about the right size! This "tablecloth" is made up of the cerebral cortex and is the wrinkly outside layer of your brain. All those folds are responsible for abstract thought, language, and memory. Scientists believe the wrinkles exist as a way to increase the surface area of the cortex, allowing for increased brainpower in a smaller space. In this week’s Today I Learned, neuroscientist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Steve Ramirez shares some of his smarts on how your cortex is different from your pet hamster’s.
kOadE TIL Samsung defended copying Apple's iPhone by claiming that Apple copied Sony so it didn't count
wLogM TIL Because Germany dubs Hollywood movies to their native language, for every Hollywood movie-star there is an equivalent German voice actor who is used again and again in the same films as their counterpart.
EgpYW TIL common ornamental and invasive (in USA) plant, Japan barberry, is associated with higher tick populations, with plant removal considered a strategy for Lyme management.