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TIL the Nursing Code of Ethics includes care of self as well as others

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mxm9Y TIL that scientists have created genetically modified goats that create spider silk in their milk. Large quantities of spider silk can be farmed for use in such applications as replacement ligaments and bullet proof vests.
kJx1 TIL in 2009 a five-year-old girl who spent her entire life locked in a room with cats and dogs, and no heat, water, or sewage system was found. She could not speak Russian, would jump at the door and bark as caretakers left, and had “clear attributes of an animal”.
1aPQr TIL of extreme skier and adventure-seeker Steve McKinney, the first to break 200 km/h on skis and the first to fly a hang-glider off Mount Everest. He was killed by a drunk driver.
j0aj TIL that Vanessa Carlton wrote the riff for “A Thousand Miles” in 1998. Upon hearing it her mother told her “Vanessa, that’s a hit song.”
15BX TIL that the original writer of the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, which has sold millions of copies and is featured in the Lion King movie, never received credit for the song during his lifetime. His family was awarded backdated royalties in 2006.