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0w01j TIL that bone marrow donation is much less painful than thought. 79% of bone marrow transplants are now done with basically a more complex version of a blood transfusion. The other 21% is the traditional large needle into your bones, but it's done under anesthesia.
70wO TIL; photographic memory is a skill that can be developed. And the military used some methods to make smarter soldiers.
dD04Z TIL Betty Crocker was never real
9R66 TIL of Dado Banatao. He was born in rural Philippines. He walked barefooted everyday to elementary school and used bamboo sticks to learn math. He ended up in Stanford with a Masters in EECS, developed the first computer chips, and co-founded Mostron, Chips and Technologies, and S3 Graphics.
X0nEQ TIL that barely contacted North Sentinelese Island is only 50km from the South Andaman Island, which has a Population of over 200.000