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TIL that scientists in Florida plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild. The males still mate with females, but the hatchlings die before adulthood due to the presence of the new genes.

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LmPV TIL that there is a place in outback Australia where New Year’s Eve occurs thrice every year due to the intersection of 3 timezones.
Bgpbr TIL about the 1905 Battle of Tsushima between Japanese and Russian steel battleships. The Japanese sunk 21 Russian warships and captured another 5, including the flagship. Only three Russian ships made it back to a Russian port
1aV07 TIL the quietest place on Earth is in a small studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At -13 dBA it’s so quiet you can hear the internal workings of your body.
OGapY TIL Co-Creator of Lobo, Roger Slifer, was also a co-producer of the English localisation of Yu-Gi-Oh. The card “Slifer the Sky Dragon” was named in his honour by translator Sam Murakami.
XEynr TIL: After the Vatican, the city with the largest collection of Christian relics is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania