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TIL A Device Exists That Can Make People Hear Voices In Their Head That Nobody Else Can Hear.

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Xn88 TIL that the seed of the Nutmeg fruit is encased in a bright red lace structure called Aril that is used to make the spice Mace.
rRDJd TIL in 1905, in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court ruled that states could enforce rules that restrain individual liberty, in favor of conserving the safety of the community
Br9Lb TIL Roughly 100,000,000,000 cells die each day in our body and are replaced by other cells. It's not uncommon for your body to replace an equivalent to its mass each year. The process is called Apoptosis, or "Programmed Cell Death" and plays an important role in preventing cancer.
BX7d TIL that if you report a tax cheat to the IRS you’ll be paid a minimum of 15% of the amount owed
BrpGx TIL Potato chip packets are made noisy to make you think the chips are crunchier. There is no reason in terms of product preservation for the noisy packets.