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TIL Scientists are on the verge of being able to produce viable, living human organs via 3D bioprinters.

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9vRp TIL Matt Groening said that enough material was cut from The Simpsons Movie to make two more films.
MedZ7 TIL about the plunge for distance, a short-lived olympic swim event where competitors jumped from the edge of the pool and floated motionless as far as possible. It was criticized as "not an athletic event at all" since competitors "merely throw themselves heavily into the water and float along".
OGYoR TIL that a microscopic inspection of the roots of Ramesses II's hair indicate that one of Egypt's most famous pharaohs was a natural redhead from a family of redheads
RxDa TIL that the price of Folgers Black Silk (and similar) K-Cups means you are paying about $50 a pound for coffee
x6jxk TIL In Africa, peanuts are a source of nutrition in a region where child malnutrition is rampant. In West African cuisine Peanuts flavour everything from soups, salads, stews, marinades