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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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Wkn74 TIL that the LEGO company, ever since its creation in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, has been a family business. Its current owner is the creator's grandson, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.
grd07 TIL that macarons, the delicate French pastries, were first created in the Middle Ages in Italy. They were brought to France by Catherine de' Medici upon her marriage to King Henry II.
LQE7m TIL about the Dave Matthews Band Chicago River Incident. On August 8 2004, while driving over a grated bridge, the band's tour bus dumped 800 lbs of human waste into the river below and onto a sightseeing boat full of people.
E1lYw TIL of the theremin, an instrument played without any physical contact which was invented in 1920.
VMLMp TIL On April Fools Day 1997, Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak and Jeopardy host Alex Trebek swapped shows for the day