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TIL i learned that the death of Buddy Holly made his pregnant wife miscarry after learning about his death on TV. As a result it became later forbidden for news outlets to announce a death before the family of the victim is notified

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pYYEN TIL that any object moving through water, no matter the speed or shape, creates a "Kelvin Wake" that is angled at precisely 19.47 degrees with respect to the direction of motion.
VMOpZ TIL: According to a new study, the placebo effect of 'tricking' the mind into thinking its been healed works even when the participants are told they are taking a placebo
vQEL TIL that as a 2.5 year old girl, Michelle Funk fell into a creek and was submerged for 66 minutes. When rescuers arrived she didn’t have pulse and was not breathing. 3+ hours after that, her blood was warmed. When it reached 77 degrees F. she came back to life and is still living to this day.
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wLRjW TIL Colorado researchers have 3D printed miniature Lego-style bone bricks that can heal broken bones. The blocks, which are the size of a flea, help regrowth and can be interlocked like toy bricks. They hope to scale the technology and use it to supply laboratory-made organs for human transplant.