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TIL scientists have released millions of genetically modified mosquitoes on the island of Grand Cayman in an effort to combat dengue fever, resulting in an 80% decrease in mosquito numbers.

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gdY9 TIL The same 9,500 person town in Oregon was the filming location for The Goonies, Kindergarten Cop, Free Willy I and II, The Ring Two, and The Guardian, along with others, and it was where the TV Show Dexter was set to end.
M716A TIL The White City of Tel Aviv was constructed from the early 1930s to 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. It is not a 'garden city', but an urban entity based on an environmental approach
L9kr TIL that Mount Everest is equipped with 3G mobile service so you can tweet your ascent all the way to the summit.
X14E TIL that instead of venom, the Braconid wasp produces an immune-suppressing virus which paves the way for its parasitic larvae. This adaptation is the result of a 100-million year old virus which altered the wasp’s DNA leading to the formation of an organ whose sole purpose is to assemble the virus.
yQV6l TIL that Wyoming only has two sets of escalators in the entire state, and both are in the same city.