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TIL Star Wars nearly started a real life war between Tunisia and Libya.

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BgOjL TIL that the dye used in pathology labs to stain cells, Eosin, was based on a pigment found in the campeche tree in Mexico. The red dye was used by Indigenous Americans to dye their textiles for centuries before European arrival; the idea was stolen and taken back to Europe in the 1500s.
jVQN TIL: Tom Hanks’ son is a “rapper” named Chet Haze who apparently keeps it real
wxdP TIL India has 29 languages with at least one million native speakers each
lodaN TIL of a device called Stentrode that functions as a brain–computer interface (BCI). It allows people with paralyzed or missing limbs to use their neural signals or thoughts to control computers and other devices. Human trials using the implanted device have begun.
VMA9B TIL That a man in Florida woke up with a splitting migraine. When he arrives at the hospital, doctors found a bullet in his head. His wife had shot him in the head while he slept.