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TIL the US military DARPA program is developing an implantable system able to provide precision communication between the brain and electronics. Electrochemical signaling used by neurons in the brain will connect to technology language allowing for communication.

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AbQn TIL The song The Overload by Talking Heads was inspired by Joy Division. However, none of the members of Talking Heads had heard Joy Division’s music before the song was written or recorded, and it was instead inspired by what they imagined Joy Division sounded like, according to the music press.
NZx6 TIL the company that owned the World Trade Center had scheduled a meeting for 9/11/2001 on the 88th floor of tower 1 to discuss what to do in the event of a terrorist attack, but rescheduled the night before because someone couldn’t attend.
LxK9 TIL the cost of becoming Batman is around $682 million dollars, and Bruce Wayne’s net worth is estimated to be $6.9 billion
Qnxe TIL astronauts must have good airflow around them when they sleep, otherwise, they could wake up oxygen-deprived and gasping for air because a bubble of their own exhaled carbon dioxide had formed around their heads.
p88Eb TIL more Africans have access to cell phone service than piped water and electricity.