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TIL that scientists were able to store an operating system and a film on DNA and recover it without any errors

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grjpX TIL that the Four Seasons hit "December, 1963" was originally written about the repeal of prohibition, but cowriter Bob Gaudio was forced to change it after pressure from the group. He then received help from Judy Parker, marking her first attempt at songwriting. It became the groups biggest hit.
nWd5d TIL dog fox hybrids have been genetically verified. They're known as dogxims.
PRJJ TIL that the Icelandic word for great-grandchild is barnabarnabarn which directly translated means childechildechild
Zpj4 TIL That there is a place in the Gulf of Alaska, where two oceans meet, but do not mix.
gM884 TIL Sexual imprinting occurs in falcons when raised by humans and if they need to breed, falconers will wear a special semen collecting hat and allow a male falcon to mate with their head. The falconers then 'court' a female imprinted falcon and impregnate her by injecting the semen into her cloaca.