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TIL scientists successfully revived bacteria that was lying dormant for 250 million years.

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9v4m TIL Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia because Virginia’s only other college at the time, College of William & Mary, was too religious and did not have enough science courses.
p8Pl4 TIL that a dog in Mexico named Frida saved the lives of 12 people who were trapped under rubble due to earthquakes. She identified a total of 52 bodies during her career and is considered a national heroine in Mexico. She is now officially retired.
5eZB TIL that not only can you “square” a number, you can also “triangle” a number.
pYrA8 TIL: In 1991, Phil Lewis (Mr. Moseby on Suite Life) hit and killed Isabel Duarte, 21, with his vehicle while driving Three Times the legal limit. The actor's sentence was suspended due to Lewis's work after his arrest with a prison-based theater troupe that performed in jails, schools, and churches.
PYJ1n TIL: Eddie Veder has an 1850s pump organ he plays in his house