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Today I learned F1 cars can have their engines disabled wirelessly via IP connection

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JYdaB TIL Cocaine is still used in surgeries and hospitals as a local anesthetic for the nose and mouth during procedures, and can be used to stem nasal hemorrhaging in an emergency situation. It is still endorsed by The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for medical use.
oBByA TIL that Tiger Wood's real first name is Eldrick and was given the nickname "Tiger" after a Vietnamese soldier and friend of his father’s.
LkmNv TIL that placebo (substance with no therapeutic value) is used not only in pharmacy to test drugs, but also in surgery to test the effect of intervention.It's called sham surgery, when surgical intervention omits the step thought to be therapeutically necessary. There was 53 sham surgery cases.
oBlno TIL: U.S. pharmaceutical companies are not legally required to reveal in what countries their products are manufactured
neZlP TIL that many sharks have huge livers, filled with fatty oils that are lighter than water, making them lighter/faster swimmers and adding buoyancy.