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TIL that scientists have created kittens that glow in the dark to help fight AIDS

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R7Goa TIL that a species of Australian Nocturnal Ground Parrots thought to be extinct for 100 years were found by one man after 15 years of searching. His search began when he found one feather of this bird on a truck and traced it back to the farm of an Old Indigenous Gentleman.
8yRX TIL animals devote so much energy to getting laid that an effective parasite strategy involves disabling the host’s reproductive capabilities and drive, freeing up resources for the parasite and sometimes even extending the host’s lifespan.
epRO5 TIL about Gemistos Plethon, a 14th/15th century Greek scholar who rejected Christianity and favoured a return of Hellenic paganism in the Byzantine Empire.
VaDZ TIL of colossal cannibal great white shark, capable of hunting and eating 10 ft Great White Sharks.
0wOxR TIL that the higher a cat falls from, the more likely they are to survive.