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TIL scientists achieved the first-ever rhino IVF pregnancy, offering new hope for saving the nearly extinct northern white rhino.

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b94aN TIL Soap and water don't kill germs; they work by mechanically removing them from your hands. Running water by itself does a pretty good job of germ removal, but soap increases the overall effectiveness by pulling unwanted material off the skin and into the water.
yJ8V TIL Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart live in the same building and ride to work together.
oBdeW TIL The four greatest painters of the Ming Dynasty were Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin, and Qiu Ying. They are called "The Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty".
rN4Xo TIL that some urban birds like finches and sparrows use cigarette butts as a form of pest control for their nests. The nicotine in the cigarettes helps keep parasites away.
vwr8 TIL There were ancient stone tablets in Japan’s recent tsunami struck areas with inscriptions “Do not build your homes below this point!”