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TIL that there is a company attempting to heal aging and noise-related permanent hearing loss by utilizing the same regenerative properties naturally found in our intestines

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LQ0od TIL Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott got his drill stuck on the moon during an experiment. When he reached a depth of 5.3 feet, lunar soil particles rode up the helix of the drill bit and halted its momentum, postponing his task. The drill chuck was later auctioned for almost $50,000 in 2016
jNjVM TIL that with at least 645 different meanings in the Oxford English Dictionary, the word 'Run' currently holds the record for having the most meanings for a word in the English language
oBnQE TIL that the scene in The Green Mile where Percy intentionally botches Delacroix’s execution was based on the actual botched execution of Jesse Tafero, which is speculated to have been intentional for retribution against the convicted cop killer.
b6nRp TIL That Tanagra was a real place and that a battle took place there... however, there were no characters in that battle by the names of Darmok or Jalad.
1aWQV TIL the Portuguese man o' war isn't a singular organism; instead, it's made up of specialized individual animals of the same species