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TIL that in 2013 scientists were able to genetically modify rabbits to glow in the dark using jellyfish DNA

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rgKe TIL During WW2 Joe Medicine Crow, a native American, completed all four feats required to be a war chief: touching an enemy without killing him, taking an enemy’s weapon, leading a war party and stealing 50 horses from the SS, singing a Crow honour song as he rode away.
v6lD TIL that Lee Halpin, a young film-maker seeking to film a documentary about the hardships of being homeless by living as one, was found dead in the streets a few days later.
Xdxk TIL that in 1795, Napoleon offered a prize to anyone who could invent a way to preserve food and make it portable. A Parisian confectioner spent 15 years experimenting and won the prize.
wE4Y TIL that mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
xVR75 TIL A private German company called OTRAG was the first to attempt to commercialize space launches. They attempted launches from Zaire now the DRC in Africa.