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TIL that it's possible to rejuvenate cells. Scientists were able to restore vision in old mice with this technic.

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rNRa0 TIL Pepperoni is sold raw but is consumable with no cooking due to the curing and fermentation
6EB1m TIL Radiotrophic fungi were discovered in 1991 growing inside and around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in an environment in which the radiation level was 500x higher than in the normal environment. The fungi converts gamma radiation into chemical energy for growth.
b9yOE TIL: Of the plight of actor Dudley Moore; amongst his most famous roles was that of the perpetually drunk "Arthur". His death was from a form of Parkinson's disease that in the early stages has a symptom of the sufferer appearing to be extremely intoxicated.
4XMGa TIL that in August 5, 2013, on the anniversary of its arrival on Mars, the Curiosity rover sung “Happy Birthday” to itself using its tools to create the melody
d8m07 TIL a fire at Universal Studios in 2008 destroyed an entire archive warehouse, including 50,000 films and the original audio masters for up to 500,000 songs.