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TIL that scientists grew a 'mini-brain on the move' that can contract muscle

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GAGDJ TIL Qatar is among the top foreign funder of American universities, donating ~$4.7 billion between 2001 and 2021
E1P7X TIL The Lion King (originally titled King of the Jungle) resembles the Japanese anime “The Jungle Emperor” about a lion named Kimba as he matures and becomes king, but Disney never gave credit to Kimba’s creator. Matthew Broderick thought they were connected when he signed to be the voice of Simba.
JYVXV TIL that the word “rays” has the most homonyms, being one of seven words pronounced the same but spelled differently
41Qw TIL in 1916, a town in Tennessee hanged an elephant by its neck after it killed a trainer during a parade
nWkVP TIL that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay about farts.