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TIL that Australian researchers have developed a needle-free diabetes test that measures glucose levels from saliva and that can reveal their body’s glucose levels on a smartphone app.

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NXG5M TIL that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was informed of Osama Bin Laden’s death before the rest of th world found out. Johnson also made a tweet where he stated that he was proud to be an American, 45 minutes before Bin Laden’s death was announced by the White House.
xVoR5 TIL of Thales of Miletus, a pre-Socratic individual credited with being the first philosopher ever, the first person to accurately predict a solar eclipse, and the first person in history to receive credit for a mathematical discovery.
WgkX TIL the difference between disc and disk. Disc refers to optical media(Blu-ray, CD, DVD, etc), and disk refers to magnetic media(floppy disk, hard disk, etc).
b6y7j TIL Alfred Nobel (creator of dynamite) is thought to have created the prize after an unflattering obituary naming him the “Merchant of Death.”
R5aR9 TIL Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury refused to cooperate with her execution and was hacked to pieces by a "wretched and blundering youth" as the main executor was away