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TIL Electric Eels are apex predators because none of the animals that can eat them want to get shocked

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awoly TIL Robotic assisted surgeries have been done for more than 10 years. The Dr sits at a station in the operating room with a 3-D display and uses joystick-like controls to manipulate robotic arms, but does not physically touch the patient to perform the surgery.
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l7jNr TIL Kenny Lofton and Tim Stoddard are the only two athletes to have played in both a Men's NCAA Final Four and an MLB World Series game. They are also both alumni of East Chicago Washington High School
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