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TIL a British bioengineering company has genetically modified genes in male mosquitoes to pass a ‘suicide gene’ on to its offspring in an effort to reduce Dengue Fever.

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8ndZ TIL that the “coastline paradox” makes measuring around bodies of water and coastlines mathematically impossible.
Q6va TIL Samosas were banned in Somalia because vendors were stuffing them with cat meat
67aQ TIL that originally Mr. T’s gold chains came from customers at the night club where he worked. People had either lost them or left them behind after a fight.
KOZPG TIL of Albert Hofmann, who synthesized LSD. On 16 April 1943, he accidentally consumed some LSD and discovered its powerful effects. Three days later, he intentionally ingested 0.25 mg of LSD, whose effects he began to feel as he rode home on a bike. This was the first LSD trip.
mxrDo TIL Goats prefer happy people. They can differentiate between human facial expressions and prefer to interact with happy people.