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TIL this Solar Photovoltaic module was made from silicon in 1955 by Bell Labs scientists and is still functional today.

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6EGNX TIL that because oils from cookies can be damaging to puppets, the cookies consumed by the Cookie Monster on Sesame Street are actually rice crackers painted to resemble cookies
djKK TIL due to a pharmaceutical labeling error, a woman received severe chemical burns over 80% of her vagina during a routine medical procedure. By way of compensation, the pharmacy that made the error sent her an apology and a $50 gasoline gift card. The woman did not have a car.
yV7je TIL the 10,000 steps a day goal originated from a 1960s Japanese marketing campaign for a pedometer in the wake of the Tokyo Olympics
ADvAB TIL The germs that cause Strep Throat tear apart red blood cells and then dress themselves in the debris. This disguise prevents the immune system from attacking them. Mice survived infection by Mutant Strep lacking that ability, and were then more resistant to infection by Normal Strep germs.
W7ywd TIL North Korea had a higher GDP per capita than South Korea in 1970