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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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b0R9 TIL….British accents noticeable change within the UK every 25 miles
v15K4 TIL that old or worn US flags are burned.
DQnEP TIL of the Polavaram Project, a very large Earth-Cum-Rock fill dam that is nearly ready to begin construction in India
1ao8O TIL of Uncle O’Grimacey, a McDonaldland character introduced in 1977 to promote the Shamrock Shake.
8ewmb TIL according to the Romans, their founder fled to Carthage from Troy during the Trojan Wars and seduced the Carthaginian Queen, prompting her to commit suicide when he abandoned her for Italy