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TIL about Universe 25: The Mouse "Utopia" experiment that turned into an apocalypse and led to grim predictions for the future of humanity

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ejOJ TIL A drunk Mick Jagger once called Charlie Watts’ hotel room late at night looking for “my drummer.” Watts got up, showered, shaved, dressed in a shirt and tie, went to Jagger’s room, punched him in the face and then went back to bed.
X0Prr TIL of research into genetically engineering humans for space and living on other planets. One method is epigenome engineering and would target genes advantageous for space. Another method is to combine the DNA of other species (i.e. tardigrades) with human cells to make humans better fit for space.
VM94Q TIL: Eugene Debs was a 5 times socialist candidate for president, a union organizer, and orator. While at his sentence hearing for sedition, he said, "While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."
v17rL TIL that in 270 million year old caves 150 feet underground in Kansas City there are around $1 billion dollars worth of postage stamps.
M7bjV TIL how schools are making kids dumb.