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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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oeVK TIL a WW1 homing pigeon saved 194 men by continuing her flight after losing a leg, an eye and having been shot through the chest
YDZv TIL There is a non-profit that operates boats that pick women up in their country where abortions are illegal then sails out to international waters (where Dutch laws are in effect on the ship) to perform the medical abortions
P4Yg TIL Dove once ran a “Natural beauty” campaign which centered around “real” looking women. It turned out all of the women in this ad series had been Photoshopped.
Yeyr TIL that in Pulp Fiction, Mia and Vincent don’t actually win the dance contest. We see them return with the trophy, but you can hear a news story on a TV Butch passes later describing that the trophy was stolen the night before from Jackrabbit Slim’s.
69v98 TIL that Kalmykia, a republic in Russia, is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the predominant religion