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TIL that Oppenheimer wrote out a will that left his estate to the University of California to be used for graduate scholarships.

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X0gLj TIL The Dingo Fence is one of the longest man-made barriers in the world. It’s 5,614 km long, starting from Western Queensland and ending in the Great Australian Bight. The land on the dingo side has a healthier ecosystem, stays greener longer, and is more biodiverse, w/ more small mammals present.
BB6W TIL that chickens have a three digit hand and a tail while in embryo and genes trigger their re-absorption. Scientists are trying to isolate and deactivate these to create a chickenosaurus.
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