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TIL of a Biotech firm that can create fake rhino horns indistinguishable from real ones, and plans to flood the market with them so as to crash the price of Rhino horns and disincentive poaching.

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5YwJ8 TIL that ketchup was popular long before fresh tomatoes were. People were less hesitant to eat tomatoes as part of a highly processed product that had been cooked and infused with vinegar and spices.
R19a TIL If “Finding Nemo” happened in real life, when Nemo’s mom and siblings were eaten, Nemo’s dad would have developed female organs and formed a breeding pair with Nemo.
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5bvB TIL the “town” of Monowi, Nebraska has a population of 1. Elsie Eiler, in her capacity as Mayor, grants herself a liquor license and pays taxes to herself.