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TIL it’s possible to find DNA on a cigarette butt in the street, sequence it, and 3D print a very accurate face from it.

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PeDZ TIL when the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911 Pablo Picasso was a suspect
VJBG TIL sex is moderate exercise, having sex, men burn 4 calories/min, women 3. Jogging, men burn 9 calories/min, women 7. 98% of test volunteers say sex more fun than jogging.
l7PKN TIL: Researchers Joseph and Charles Vacanti grew a human "ear" seeded from implanted cow cartilage cells on the back of a living mouse to explore the possibility of fabricating body parts for plastic and reconstructive surgery
mx10o TIL that the right way of putting on a toilet seat cover is the complete opposite of how i always thought it was supposed to be placed, and it now functions without any splash whatsoever.
9LMG TIL: The Zika virus is the first insect-borne disease that has been shown to pass from human to human by sexual contact. Zika is normally transmitted by mosquitoes. It has symptoms similar to dengue fever.