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TIL in 2017, NASA successfully communicated commands 13 billion miles away to Voyager 1 and got it to fire up its thrusters which were not in use since 37 years

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pX9A TIL that Nazi scientists tried to reverse-engineer extinct animals through selective breeding, such as the Aurochs and Wisent, as part of their effort to “restore” a primeval Germany.
W79PY TIL that Blame It On The Boogie was written by M. Jackson - that's Mick Jackson, song writer from the UK - so The Jacksons' version is actually a cover
OGeKX TIL that smokers whose insula got damaged after a stroke were able to quit smoking easily one day after the stroke, with no relapse and urges, suggesting that this brain region might play a role in nicotine addiction.
VvAD TIL that musician, Melody Gardot, was left with severe head injuries after an accident at 18. While bedridden, she was encouraged to write music as therapy, even having to relearn to hum due to the extent of her injuries. She has since been nominated for a Grammy and advocates music therapy.
PY5An TIL the MOS Transistor, which is responsible for launching technology into the digital age, is the most manufactured product in history clocking in at 13 sextillion (13,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) produced since its invention in 1960