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TIL A bacteria from Easter Island saves lives by preventing organ rejection & now may help curb Alzheimers

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6EkkZ TIL The two most common recorders that beginners learn to play are soprano and alto. The majority of Baroque sonata literature for the "flute" was actually composed for the alto recorder
xV0DB TIL 92% of global water consumption is used in agriculture.
awEwM TIL that the corpse of Vladamir Lenin has been meticulously preserved for almost 100 years, and continues to be on display in a mausoleum in Moscow.
R5vm9 TIL of Robert Lewandowski, a Polish soccer player who substituted into a Bundesliga game, and within less than 9 minutes scored 5 goals, smashing 4 Guinness records in the process
Vw80 TIL that the liver is the only human organ able to fully regenerate itself. As little as 25% of a liver can be regenerated into a whole liver.