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TIL that for years a man deliberately infected himself with tape worms to help treat his ulcerative colitis, a common bowel disease. Doctors found that after infection areas of his colon started producing mucos again which is key to healing and IL-22 a molecule that promotes epithelial growth.

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ZwLQ TIL by 2020 there will be an estimated 123mil high-paying jobs in America, but only 50 mil Americans will be qualified for these jobs.
4kEKX TIL during the Cold War the US government stored opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint, to ensure the nation had adequate supplies in case of war or other supply disruptions. The stockpile was enough to meet the painkiller needs of the United States for one year.
JYvV1 TIL the inventor of the computer, Charles Babbage, once baked himself in an oven at 265⁰F for 4 minutes just to see what would happen. He followed this up by asking to be lowered in to Mount Vesuvius.
698MZ TIL a criminal named James Allen requested a copy of his deathbed confessions be bound in his skin and given to a man Allen had previously attempted to rob. The family kept it for years, using it to spank their kids and grandkids when the children misbehaved.
GJQE TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred in 1683 at the battle of Vienna. Lead by the Polish King, 20,000 Polish and German Knights charged the Ottoman army, breaking their lines and causing the ottomans to retreat in defeat. The battle marked the end of Ottoman expansion into Europe.