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TIL People implant magnets in their fingertips to augment their senses and detect electromagnetic fields.

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gr79L TIL that your height is practically the same as your arm span (the length between your fingertips with the arms extended)
AAOw TIL in 1923, Jack Trice, the 1st Black football player for Iowa St., suffered severe injuries by opposing team Minnesota. He continued to play after a broken collarbone & being trampled upon. 2 days later he died from his injuries. Iowa St. refused to play Minnesota until 1989.
vPaoD TIL of the "Great Smoke Pall" of 1950, a change in the skies from wildfires in Canada. The wildfires weren't well publicized, so there was speculation that the skies changed due to reasons such as secret U.S. military experiments, supernatural forces, and alien invasion.
wQ7J TIL Alaska was never meant to be separated from the rest of the United States, but would be linked when British Columbia also joined. Instead, the Alaska Purchase compelled British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation 3 months later.
m1JDy TIL The original title for the film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" was "Teeny Weenies"