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TIL that in 1947 a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison mutated Penicillium Roqueforti (blue cheese mold), accidentally creating a colorless "blue" cheese. The cheese made from this mutated mold was dubbed Nuworld cheese, and is still being produced for sale in small quantities.

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j5vX TIL during world war ll because of food shortage and post-war factors , The Shiba Inu nearly became extinct . all dogs today are bred from the only three surviving bloodlines.
lowP5 TIL Electrons in nuclear reactor water pools emit their own erie blue glow. Electrons can travel faster than light underwater and are called superliminal. The friction creates Cerenkov radiation which creates the blue light.
6ErVQ TIL at the start of the 2008 crash, the second Wall Street firm to reduce its position in mortgage-backed securities was Lehman Brothers Inc, which went bankrupt soon after. The first firm was Goldman Sachs, who moved early at the urging of two employees as dramatized in the 2011 film "Margin Call".
Z8mbv TIL: The United States Air Force Pararescue (PJs) use the sound bite of "Leeroy Jenkins" from World of Warcraft to notify themselves of an upcoming medevac mission.
8vo8 TIL that in 1995 Kia was showing a range extended gas/electric (the Kev-4 concept car) with regenerative braking and solar powered air conditioner. It would drive on electricity alone for 117 miles. Its 880cc gas engine could stretch that farther. This was 15 years before the Chevy Volt.