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TIL That Scientists have created cells out of metal, and they can evolve.

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660J TIL there are things called metamaterials that are artificially engineered materials with properties not found in nature. These properties are the result of their precisely designed structure. Some have the ability to reverse the refractive index, allowing for the possibility of superlenses.
ANZyg TIL that the actor who portrayed the little boy in The Ring is now an attorney for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the Legislative Director & General Counsel to the Energy & Commerce Committee’s Vice Chair and Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity Subcommittee Emeritus Chair.
0dvQp TIL In the late 1800s, a surgeon from Naples named Efisio Marini, developed a preservation process of the dead that gave a permanent state of natural freshness. He made gifts of preserved body parts to Napoleon III, and even gave a medallion to General Garibaldi made of his own blood.
nNQb TIL a woman’s scalp itched so bad she scratched a hole through to her brain
E1Qj0 TIL: Owning a cat can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by more than a third.