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TIL that in 2017, scientists successfully created a human-pig embryo, but terminated it after 4 weeks due to ethics concerns.

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D1oWp TIL Pluto was named by 11-year-old Venetia Burney. After her grandfather read about the discovery, Venetia, who enjoyed mythology, said the planet was in a region similar to the dark, remote underworld ruled by the Roman god Pluto. Her grandfather then contacted astronomers suggesting the name.
yZoa TIL there is a birth deformity called bilateral Stahl’s ears which can result in a person being born with elf-like ears
PYE5e TIL Airlines all over the world are flying 10% slower than they did in 1960 to save on fuel costs
b6Pm9 TIL the Norwegian government pension fund has over 1.7 trillion US dollars (~325,000 per citizen). This is 1.5% of the world's listed companies, the result of decades of investing oil revenues. Some companies can't be in the portfolio due to ethical concerns, e.g. Lockheed Martin and Philip Morris.
rRJ5o TIL in 1923 Illinois officially passed legislation replacing English with 'American' as their official language, making it the only state in the Union where people legally 'speak American'