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TIL that advances in single-cell metabolomics have made it possible to reprogram the fate of cells. By altering the metabolites in a cell, scientists can change an epidermal cell into a neural cell and vice versa, offering potential breakthroughs in regenerative medicine.

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D1jWp TIL I learned the Metallica bought the rights to the movie "Johnny Got His Gun." This was to use clips of it in their 1988 Song "One" without having to pay copyright to show it.
XE1Kj TIL Harriet Tubman, in addition to organizing the Underground Railroad, served with the U.S. Army as a scout, spy, nurse and soldier during the Civil War, leading a raid with the African-American 2nd South Carolina regiment that freed over 700 slaves.
R7119 TIL that the word "mudita" is, in a sense, a kind of opposite of "Schadenfreude": mudita is a kind of sympathetic joy -- the taking joy or delight or pleasure in the pleasure or success of others.
P1ADL TIL that the phrase "tug at your heartstrings" has some scientific validity, because the heartstrings are actual vital parts of the heart. The medical term for them is the chordae tendineae, and they play an integral role in controlling blood flow within the heart.
Me7bK TIL that arguably the person credited with saving the most lives in human history is WWI chemical weapons scientist, Fritz Haber. His work directly lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands during the war, while accidentally saving billions from starvation by developing a way to convert N2 to NH3.