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TIL The Amazing Jonathan, late comedian and magician, was married to, and managed by, Anastasia Synn, a transhumanist, biohacker, and cyborg rights activist. She holds the Guinness World Record for most technological implants in the female body and has the largest magnet ever implanted in a person.

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l7YA5 TIL researchers at the University of Georgia have built a device named the "Wasp Hound", which contains a parasitic wasp species trained to recognize various odors like explosives or drugs. The wasps are tracked by a computer which triggers an alarm when enough wasps seemingly focus in on a scent.
nW4n7 TIL: Horseshoe crabs are vital for the survival of migratory birds. As migratory birds fly from South America to nesting sites in the Arctic, they stop in the Mid-Atlantic to "re-fuel" on freshly-spawned horseshoe crab eggs.
V478 TIL during the recording of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’, the sound of Eddie Van Halen’s guitar caused the monitor speaker in the control room to catch fire during the solo, causing one engineer to exclaim, “This must be REALLY good.”
5prB TIL of Larry Abshier, a US soldier in the Korean War who defected to North Korea because he was caught smoking pot. He lived with four other American defectors and was cast in several North Korean films where he became a celebrity.
RmBQ TIL The ring-tab beer can design was discontinued in 1975, after injuries were caused by people swallowing the metal tabs, and are now officially historic artifacts.