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TIL Scientists Can “Unboil” an Egg

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NWGE TIL that when turkeys were reintroduced to New England, they chose to live in cities instead of the forests turkeys as living in tandem with humans dramatically improved their survival rate
KOVnG TIL Alfred George Hinds today remains remembered as one of the most celebrated British prison break artists. During his life he managed to escape from not one, but three heavily guarded prisons, all in attempt to prove his innocence to the English legal system.
REDj TIL that in 2005, an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped and beaten by 7 men until a pride of lions chased her attackers off. The lions then stayed and defended her until help arrived.
xBA1 TIL that there IS such a thing as transparent aluminum and it is a viable replacement for bulletproof glass.
7l7x TIL although the stabbing death of indie rock icon Elliott Smith is widely believed to be a suicide his autopsy report lists his mode of death as “undetermined.” Hesitation wounds were absent, possible defensive wounds were found on his hands, and his name was misspelled on his suicide note.