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TIL scientists developed an implantable device to stimulate nerve regrowth and repair. The tiny electrical stimulator device is attached to the nerve surgically and the body is then able to absorb the device so removal isn't required. It showed success in nerve and muscle recovery in rats.

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ylZp TIL that after Abraham Lincoln was called out for refusing to indicate whether or not he wanted to go Heaven or Hell he said “"I did not come here with the idea of being singled out, but since you ask, I will reply with equal candor. I intend to go to Congress.”
7rJwp TIL: In the 1950s, if a woman wanted to know if she was pregnant, she needed to get her urine injected into a frog.
EOBp TIL You cant sue your bank…no matter what they do.
d8YQK Everybody poops—around a pound a day, in fact—and everybody wants a clean butt. Good old TP has come a long way since the first commercial toilet paper was marketed 162 years ago, and you might be surprised at how much Research & Development goes into each roll.
8abVa TIL jalepeños are red,but because we pick them before they're completely ripe, we only ever see them green.