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TIL microneedle patches are being developed to replace hypodermic needles.

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dD9BE TIL that when cemetery workers were exhuming John Belushi's grave, the bottom of the casket gave out due to water damage, causing his corpse to fall back into the grave.
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LkP0P TIL that the longest traffic jam, which happened in August 2010 in Beijing, China, lasted for a tremendous 12 days in a 62-mile(100 km) road. Its cause was the road work on the highway and many vehicles clogging all over the road
AN1pd TIL about Reuben Berman, who in 1921 was ejected from a Giants game after refusing to return a foul ball. He successfully sued the team for causing him mental and physical distress, in turn setting the precedent for future fans to keep any foul balls.
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