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TIL Scientists study hibernating bears to understand their physiology to improve treatments for osteoporosis, muscle loss (from aging or cancer), diabetes, and/or inducing a near hibernation state for human space travel.

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XENOR TIL Steven Spielberg used dungeons and dragons to test the compatibility between cast members in E.T. The original Eliot didn't get the part because the other kids didn't like him.
XE4Bk TIL The most powerful pirate ever was a woman. Ching Shih, a former prostitute, controlled 1,800 pirate ships and 80,000 men.
8el8L TIL: John Michell in 1783, published a paper speculating the existence of black holes, and was forgotten until the 1970s
lox9a TIL Comedian Rebel Wilson has a law degree from UNSW and scored in the 99.7 percentile for her university entrance exams. She once considered becoming a mathematician.
NXvK8 TIL some (native/wild) animals are more common in the suburbs than in rural wild areas (at least in N America). After noticing this myself, I wondered if suburban animals were just "easier to spot" or there really were more so I did some research. Depending on the species, there really are more.