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TIL that in April of 2018, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes in California completely erased Alzheimer’s disease damage in human cells by changing the structure of one protein.

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mxrkP TIL Nam June Paik, considered the founder of video art, is credited with the first use of the term "electronic super highway" in 1974 to describe the future of telecommunications
1p7W TIL there is currently a company seeking FAA approval to offer home burrito delivery… By UAV Drone.
xVgk5 TIL of the Bombing of the Bezuidenhout, an incident in which the British RAF accidentally bombarded a civilian neighbourhood in The Hague resulting in 511 casualties.
R7Ek8 TIL: That while the kilogram is defined in terms of three fundamental physical constants, the imperial equivalent, the pound is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms
ABRd TIL there are sea wolves that live on the coast of British Columbia. They comb the beach for barnacles, herring roe, and beached whales, and some will even even eat salmon. Most of these wolves have never even seen a deer.