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TIL gene editing technology exists today

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O1Eg TIL that the Motion Picture Academy refused to nominate Tron for a special-effects award because, according to director Steven Lisberger, “The Academy thought we cheated by using computers”
KWdR TIL scientists were able to grow a plant from a seed buried by an Ice Age squirrel 32,000 years ago.
7rZgP TIL a British parrot went missing and turned up four years later in California, minus an accent and speaking Spanish. Instead of taking his pet back, the original owner let the adopted family keep it.
E1YAX TIL That No Number From 1 to 999 Contains the Letter A in Its Spelling (Word Form)
9Wb7 TIL President Theodore Roosevelt was hated by his party for his progressive policies. He was pressured into the Vice Presidency because it was seen as a “dead-end” where he couldn’t do any more harm.