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TIL A boy whose whole body looked like an open wound because of a genetic condition which led his skin to be paperthin, had a skin sample taken, its DNA repaired, & the modified skin cells grown to make skin grafts totalling 0.85 sq m. He now leads a normal life.

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Xwrk TIL that modern ovens have a safety override that allows them to run continuously rather than automatically shutting off. This feature is for Orthodox Jews observing Sabbath who aren’t permitted to push buttons.
7WWL TIL the U.S. planned to drop 3-4 atomic bombs per month on Japan until they ended World War II.
61rY TIL the term “3 dog night” refers to a night so cold you needed to sleep with 3 dogs in your bed to keep warm
aEpA TIL that Tom Cruise vandalized the world’s tallest building in 2010. During the filming of Mission: Impossible 4, he climbed to the top of the Burj Khalifa (without safety equipment) and etched Katie Holmes’ name into the spire.
m1ldY TIL Buildings cover less of Britain than the land revealed when the tide goes out