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TIL Scientists performed a successful head/brain transplant on a monkey, and when the monkey woke up, he tried to bite off the finger of an attending doctor, and everyone cheered.

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9w8QD TIL The highest point on the Island Nation of Maldives is a dizzying unnamed 17 foot peak on Addu Atoll. The best approach to the peak is by playing the local golf course. The 8th hole tee box is at the top.
KyGR TIL that during the Space Race, NASA turned the creation of a functional spacesuit that could withstand the harsh conditions of space into a competition. It was largely dominated by military contractors. However, Playtex, the bra maker, entered and won the competition.
VMk4Z TIL Steven Spielberg directed a sci-fi film named Firelight when he was only 17. It was made on a $500 budget, premiered at his local theater, and made $501 total.
VMMAk TIL James Watson (DNA co-inventor), had to auction off his Nobel Prize Medal in 2014 due to poverty. A Russian billionaire bought it for $4.1M and returned it back to Watson stating, "a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognising his achievements is unacceptable."
VwVm TIL that Vladimir Arutyunian threw a grenade 65 feet from President Bush in 2005 at a speech in Georgia. The grenade malfunctioned and did not detonate.