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TIL that Google is working on a contact lense for people with Diabetes that will check their blood glucose with their tears (x-post from r/diabetes)

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8aRxX TIL about James Fallon, a neuroscientist who studied the brain scans of psychopaths, only to discover that he was one himself
VMJM8 TIL Levar Burton (Geordi Laforge from Star Trek: The Next Generation) originally attended a Catholic seminary in order to become a priest but changed his mind after having doubts about the Catholic religion.
Br7Ex TIL In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally. The inventor, Thomas Sullivan, decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes. The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his “tea bags.”
R5wDw TIL that country of Andorra is led by co heads of state that have the title of Co-Princes of Andorra.
YpnyG TIL that judges are more likely to grant parole to prisoners at the beginning of the day or after a lunch break. By the end of a session the chance of a favorable ruling declines to near zero.