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TIL scientists made a real human-monkey hybrid in 2019 but ceased the embryo's development after a few weeks.

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n07Y TIL the phrase “don’t spill the beans” comes from the ancient Greek practice of placing beans in a jar to cast a vote. If someone spilled the jar, the election results would be known prematurely.
R70rw TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering 'financial compensation' to licensees who actually read the license agreement. He emailed the company, referred to the clause and the company sent him a check for $1,000
xV5Ow TIL Soft-shell crab is not a species of crab, just a normal crab that has recently molted. It is caught and cooked before its new shell can completely harden.
jNZaX TIL that when Isaac Newton was 20, he compiled a list of his sins. They included: "threatening my father and mother Smith to burne them and the house over them", "peevishness with my mother". and "wishing death and hoping it to some".
P10Bg TIL there is a scientific term for post-nut clarity