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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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Eyo0 TIL Shakira was banned from her school choir because her music teacher didn’t think she could sing and ‘sounded like a goat’
WkjkX TIL of the Moro Reflex, first described by pediatrician Ernst Moro. It is believed to be the only UNLEARNED fear in humans.
P1J6V TIL about Time Perception, Research how our perception of time can change based on circumstances. For example, time seems to slow down during emergencies but speeds up during enjoyable activities.
xVp40 TIL: Ernest Hemingway ended up being quarantined for most of the Summer with his wife and his mistress in 1926
R091 TIL that during the Vietnam war, canine units were successful used to track down snipers. The trained dogs could determine the direction of the sound of the bullet, and would lie down with its head pointed at the origin of the gunshot.