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TIL prosthetic hands are soon to include a sense of touch as well as mobility which will greatly increase their sensitivity. Human bionicals are closer then you think!

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E1GQo TIL in 1829, when pirates attacked a US ship, a man onboard managed to avoid their attention by dressing up as a priest. He put on black gown and a wide brimmed hat and stayed in his cabin. When the pirates found him, they made the sign of the cross and left. He was the only one not to be robbed.
R7Bpw TIL The Finnish and the Hungarian language are related since they're both Ural languages
6E5dX TIL while humans produce vitamin D by exposing their skin to sunlight, cats and dogs must ingest their own fur as a source of their vitamin D. This is the reason why they love to lay in the sun and groom themselves (probably because it feels good too)
neGkP TIL about the "Murder Castle", a building owned by the serial killer H. H. Holmes. This complicated building included maze-like hallways, seemingly leading to nowhere airtight rooms used as elaborate torture rooms, acid vats a crematorium and more. It is suspected that Holmes had around 200 victims.
7rkJM TIL that New Zealand wasn't settled by humans until 750 years ago, making it the last major landmass to be discovered by people