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Wkeko TIL about glow-in-the-dark kitties. Scientists insert the GFP(green fluorescent protein from jellyfish) gene along with another gene that blocks feline AIDS, into the cat's unfertilized eggs. When the eggs are fertilized, glowing cats are produced, which means that they also have the anti-AIDS gene.
PXDE TIL careers with the highest number of psychopaths are CEOs, Lawyers, and Media People
xVMGk TIL the reason we can't wake ourselves up by snoring is that a part of our brain makes us expect the snoring before it happens, so we don't get surprised or woken up when it does happen
mxVXE TIL the Black Plague in the 13th century was thought to be contagious through air because of the bad stench it made, so incense and perfumes were used to "cure" it.
a87KL TIL Korn performed the theme song for the 2002 Twilight Zone series