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TIL of an Auschwitz survivor who avoided doctors for 65 years after he was tested on by Auschwitz “doctor” Josef Mengele who, among other things, removed his kidney without anesthesia.

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Zp7nY TIL Judaism is one of the oldest, still practiced, religions in the world. Though 'modern' Judaism has its roots in 500BCE, The oldest forms of Judaism are found in the Bronze Age in 1000BCE stemming from the worship of one of many polytheistic gods who would eventually be worshiped alone: Yahweh.
Oo1N4 TIL Researchers injected mice on the ISS with a gene treatment aimed to prevent bone and muscle loss (by sticking "decoy" receptors on muscle cells). The rodents didn't just maintain their muscles, they even bulked up, which could have implications for both astronauts and earthbound people alike.
7kKL TIL half of the U.S. navy sailors who helped in Fukushima for 4 days are having all kinds of cancers such as thyroid cancer, Leukemia, and brain tumors. The leader of the Fukushima 50 has already died of cancer.
wLQL7 TIL The Iphone fingerprint sensors can differentiate between a living and dead. Apple-developed biometric uses radio frequency waves to check the skin underneath a finger's outer layer
9Mop TIL 90% of the top occupations in the U.S. pay only between 18k-34k on average