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TIL scientists are going to try and bring back the northern white rhino from extinction by combining the eggs from the southern white rhino with the cryopreserved sperm of a northern white rhino to create viable embryos and embryonic stem cells!

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wo8Mo TIL that between 1945 and 1947, the US government injected 30 civilians with radioactive elements, most of whom gave no consent and had no knowledge of what the injection actually was
pYmxe TIL a female poisoner named Locusta not only poisoned members of the Roman Imperial family, but also started a school to teach others her deadly trade – backed by Emperor Nero
wLAQ6 TIL A branch of whales evolved from dog-like, carnivorous land mammals
RdAQ TIL of Albert Battel, a German officer serving in the Wehrmacht during WWII, who commanded his whole unit to protect Jews and threatened the SS to kill them if they crossed a bridge into a Jewish ghetto to round them up.
aeyZ TIL Puppies are born blind, deaf, toothless, and unable to regulate body heat. They don’t start developing these until 2-4 weeks after being born.