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TIL that there is a company releasing genetically modified mosquitos with a “death gene” to breed with other mosquitos to decrease mosquito population

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PYmdw TIL that some bacteria can be visible to the naked eye! Thiomargarita namibiensis can grow up to 3/4 of a millimeter (750 μm) due to a cavity that is used to store, and later convert, nitrate.
wL8Zo TIL: The founder of the Smithsonian never visited the United States. But in 1901, when his grave in Italy was to be relocated to make room for a quarry, Alexander Graham Bell, a Smithsonian regent, proposed moving his remains to the Smithsonian. So the museum ended up collecting its founders remains
Eg65w TIL Rap is an acronym that means Rhythym and Poetry
78ExO TIL there is a brand of Sake called Nagasaki that looks suspiciously like a bomb.
WG4A TIL that George RR Martin owns two modest homes on the same street. One he lives in, and the other he uses to store he and his wife’s collectible figurines.