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TIL Kevin Warwick is the first cyborg ever by getting wires surgically implanted to his nervous system

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4XVxJ TIL a woman has Chimerism: she's a fraternal twin who fused together with her sibling in the womb. Now she has 2 different immune systems and 2 different bloodstreams. Her immune system's constantly fighting off her twin sister’s cells, as it recognizes them as foreign, causing autoimmune issues.
gaB8 TIL that pain signals sent by an irritated diaphragm will be felt in the shoulder: the stabbing sensations near the heart that are sometimes felt after consuming a fatty meal are often confused with heart attacks but are nothing more than symptoms of indigestion.
l7eK5 TIL ticks are arachnids, so they have 8 legs
W7geN TIL: The first (domestic) bread-making appliance was invented & released in Japan in 1986 by Matsushita
jNXYE TIL Tom Attridge, the pilot of the first jet aircraft to shoot itself down. He fired two bursts midway through a shallow dive. As the trajectory of the cannon rounds decayed, they ultimately crossed paths with the jet as it continued its descent. Though it was a crash-landing, he survived.