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TIL that since 1959 there has been an ongoing Russian experiment to domesticate foxes

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M7NK TIL that the original Mortal Kombat game was conceived as a fighting game based on Jean-Claude Van Damme. The creators wanted him to star in it, but he had a prior deal with the Sega Genesis platform. The creators then made the character Johnny Cage based on JCVD’s appearance in the movie Bloodsport
l7G45 TIL, that Indian wire & cable manufacturer company RR Kabel Ltd's Kabel word is actually a german for cable. I thought Kabel is stylized word of Cable. This company was established in 1995.
oR7ZY TIL: About Volcano snails that live near deep sea vents in the Indian Ocean. Their shell is made of iron sulfide and calcium carbonate. Adults don’t need to eat because they have because they have an organ full of chemolithotrophic bacteria. They live at extreme temps and crushing pressures.
W19 TIL in WWII, both Allied and Axis forces, specifically pilots, were known to be methamphetamine users, so much so that it was nicknamed “Pilot’s Salt”.
9Ywvr How is it that we didn't know why the ocean was salty until 1979? National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Bob Ballard explains why such a basic question remained a mystery for so long—and where his team finally found the answer.