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TIL a frozen zoo is a storage facility in which genetic materials taken from animals are stored at very low temperatures. Material preserved in this way can be stored indefinitely and used for artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation, embryo transfer, and cloning.

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DGPp TIL An Australian neurosurgeon has completed a world-first marathon surgery removing cancer-riddled vertebrae and successfully replacing them with a 3D-printed body part.
8gL TIL John Adams, America’s 2nd President, said America was not founded on Christianity and was not against Islam.
KOWJQ TIL that the borders of four Canadian provinces might meet at one point, but due to an inaccuracy in Nunavut's legal definition in 1999 it's still unclear
yQVZM TIL that on 1985 and on 1987, the then dictator of Burma (today Myanmar) Ne Win demonetised banknotes based on numerology (removing 50/100 kyat banknotes and adding 75/45/90 kyat banknotes without previous warning). The resulting economical instability led to a coup d'êtát on 1988.
kJvbg TIL about the de Havilland Mosquito, a WWII multirole aircraft unique for having wooden construction. Called the "Wooden Wonder," it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world.