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TIL Tooth Enamel (apatite) is not hardest biomaterial, the hardest biomaterial belongs to the Gumboot Chiton, a marine mollusc that has teeth made of Magnetite

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jNo9E TIL 19-yr-old Eric Simons squatted at AOL HQ to work on his startup. When a mentorship ended, his badge still gave access; for 2 months he got basic free food from the lounge, used the showers, locker, & gym, did wash at AOL's free laundromat, & rotated sleep on 3 couches to evade night security.
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