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TIL scientists created cyborg cockroaches. They put wires the cockroaches and steer them by remote control.

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gM6P7 TIL that due to the centrifugal force resulting from the rotation of the Earth, we weigh roughly 0.5% less at the equator than at the poles.
8eNWK TIL that in January 2023 the F-35 fighter aircraft still had 821 remaining problems. which is an improvement to the 826 problems it had April 2022. (page 73)
epwN6 TIL in 1978, two men dug up Charlie Chaplin's body and held it for $600,000 ransom. (They were caught and the body recovered later that year.)
DW8g TIL that an Icelandic ice cream maker made a brand with ice cream made from human breast milk called Búbís (pronounced “boobies”)
v1lvL TIL Siamese cats have temperature sensitive fur, the cooler the part of the cat’s body, the darker the fur