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TIL China is unblocking Facebook, Twitter, and other censored sites at a special Free Trade Zone in Shanghai so “foreigners will feel like at home”

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b9PR4 TIL that the earliest fossils interpreted as multicellular animal embryos, predating the Cambrian explosion by nearly 100 million years, have been found in the chinese Doushantuo formation.
0wAdL TIL A hitchhiking robot that relied on the kindness of strangers to travel the world was found with its head and arms ripped off, just two weeks into its first American tour.
vex7 TIL Pokemon Gold and Silver were developed by a small team of only 4 programmers, which is why it took 3 and a half years to make.
WA6B TIL Steve Crohn was one of the first studied cases of HIV immunity. His Immunity was due to a mutation in the CCR5 delta-5 receptor of CD4-t*cells, this prevented the virus from “entering” the immune cell. He committed suicide at the age of 66 after most of his friends died from the disease.
NbvM TIL Members of the armed services are encouraged to salute anyone who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, one of the only instances where someone can be saluted by a person with a higher rank