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TIL of Ai Hin. A captive giant panda that faked pregnancy for extra treats and nicer accommodation.

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OGVdR TIL from 1900-1920, tug of war used to be included in the track and field athletics program of Olympic sport.
nelJ7 TIL that the taste, color, and texture of natural honey is based on where bees get their pollen and nectar. Univarietal honey, such as blueberry honey, is created by placing a hive within about a 3 mile radius of where there is an abundance of one type of plant blooming.
d8L57 TIL scientists have improved upon CAR-T: a living drug made by genetically engineering a patient's T-cells kill cancer cells. They found a new type of T-cell that could attack a wider range of cancers than the existing CAR-T. This raises the prospect of a 'one-size-fits-all' cancer treatment.
LKvd TIL Immigration officer told John Oliver when at the US embassy in London applying for a Visa “Give me one good reason I should let you back in to insult my country???… Oh, I’m just kidding. Love the show.”
LknMV TIL that in 1977, the FBI started to build a tunnel under the Soviet Embassy in Washington D.C to eavesdrop on the Soviets; the construction took years, was riddled with complications, and worse yet - the Soviets knew about the tunnel because of a tip-off