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TIL that’s scientists created glow in the dark cats using jelly fish genes in order to research a cure for feline aids. The trait is even genetic and can be passed to subsequent generations.

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WNbB TIL that in the 19th century when Napoleon III invited the King Siam to a dinner, he gave himself Gold Cutlery, his troops Silver & the King of Siam Aluminium. This was no insult but an honour, aluminium was the most valuable metal on the planet. Today, aluminium is $1,800 a ton. Gold is $50 million
X0mXk TIL that Essex police firearms officers in the UK have not had to fire a single shot in over 8 years, and responded to over 500 incidents this year.
dvAd TIL that Woodrow Wilson personally rejected a proposal put forward by Japan during the Paris Peace Conference that would have confirmed the racial and ethnic equality of all people
nWdBd TIL - On 29 August 1916, the armored cruiser USS Memphis, while at anchored near Santa Domingo, was struck by large waves, estimated at 70ft (21m) in height. The waves drove her onto the rocky shore damaging her so badly she was stricken and sold for scrap.
yg7V TIL women were not the first choice as telephone operators. Prior to September 1, 1878, when a woman named Emma Nutt became the first female operator, boys were the preferred choice. It soon became apparent, however, that boys would insult, curse at, and prank the customers.