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TIL: Israel’s history of selling USA’s secrets to China goes back to the 1980’s. China acquired advanced military tech & weapons from Israel then re-exported to Pakistan, Iran, etc. Also, Israeli military companies opened offices in China for sales. CIA said profit was “several billion dollars.”

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GDrE TIL that African Elephants have 4-6 sets of teeth in their lifetime, and when the last set wears down, they starve to death
ADN8n TIL modern day Samaritans follow Samaritanism which they believe to be the original, unchanged version of Judaism.
awoly TIL Robotic assisted surgeries have been done for more than 10 years. The Dr sits at a station in the operating room with a 3-D display and uses joystick-like controls to manipulate robotic arms, but does not physically touch the patient to perform the surgery.
wo5D1 TIL 75% of the cars that Rolls Royce has ever produced are still on the road.
lo1BB TIL that scientists have concluded that a Greenland shark is 512 years old. If correct, it means it’s the oldest living vertebrate on the planet.