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TIL That the name of the first dog in space (Laika) literally translates to "Barker", a name which the technicians gave to her due to her loud barking during training

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kOE54 TIL scientists observed the transition of unicellular yeast to multicellularity by repeatedly separating cells by gravity and collecting the cells settled at the bottom of the tubes. The cells eventually formed clusters and subsequent genetic mutations favored the clusters over the individual cells.
XEr9R TIL Muammar Qaddafi was obsessed with Secretary of State, Condolezza Rice. During one visit he showed her a video with photos of her with various people, set to a song composed just for her called ‘Black Flower in the White House.’ When his house was raided a scrapbook of her pictures was found.
1arDr TIL Olive Oyl was a comic strip character for 10 years before Popeye was created.
xAX5 TIL Inmates in Indiana forcibly tattooed the name of a child killer’s victim onto his forehead.
e0wJ TIL that Foghorn Leghorn’s name is the type of rooster he is