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Br55W TIL when Sophie Rutschmann of the University of Strasbourg discovered a mutated gene that causes an adult fruit fly to die within two days after it is infected with certain bacteria, she named the gene "Kenny" in honor of the South Park character, who dies in almost every early episode.
e09A5 TIL Cows lick each other on the face and neck to say hello.
R7PLw TIL that animals have accents!