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TIL that if you loose a tooth but can put it back in it’s socket within 20 minutes, there’s an extremely high chance that the roots will heal themselves.

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yY7a TIL Károly Takács, a right handed Hungarian shooter, severely injured his right (shooting) hand in a grenade explosion. He retrained himself with his left hand and went on to win 2 Olympic Golds 10 years later.
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