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TIL scientists have found a way to make an invisibility cloak, which led to “time cloaks,” that can make entire events invisible.

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R7Mj4 TIL that a holocaust denial group promised $50,000 to anyone who could prove that gas chambers were used to deliberately kill people at Auschwitz. They were forced by a judge to pay that money plus an additional $40,000, to Auschwitz survivor Mel Mermelstein who provided proof of that very fact.
nWxGW TIL botox can inhibit empathy
xVyJB TIL about "Homewrecker Laws."l In 6 US states it's legal to sue somebody who ruins your marriage.
16Vj7 TIL that the “dog stinkhorn” is a fungus named for its resemblance to a dog’s penis. Its tip is covered in a spore-bearing paste that smells like cat feces and is attractive to flies, ants and other insects.
16Brd TIL bunnies don't actually love carrots as much as we say. Its actually a myth that came from Bugs Bunny and in the wild they don't normally eat carrots.