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TIL that it’s possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.

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epe0L TIL paper wasps are highly effective and more sustainable pest control agents than pesticides. And that native biocontrol is urgently required for sustainable future food production.
YrGB TIL that the Chippewa believed a weasel could kill the dreaded wendigo by rushing up its anus.
oRWBr TIL The @ Symbol was invented in 1956. 435 years before email was invented.
8ax6b TIL that the day after Thanksgiving is called ‘Brown Friday’ by plumbers as it is the busiest day of the year for them.
gMpvA TIL that Khmer Rouge, which killed over 1.5 million Cambodians (25% of population), was allowed to keep its UN seat for 14 years after being removed from power in 1979 (by a Vietnamese invasion), with widespread Western support, including the US, primarily due to Cold War considerations.