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TIL of Kenny, a mutated gene that is named after Kenny McCormick from South Park, which causes adult flies to die within two days after they are infected with certain bacteria.

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L9YZ TIL a Russian mathematician solved a 100 year old math problem. He declined the Fields medal, $1 million in awards, and later retired from math because he hated the recognition the math community gives to people who prove things
rNKdx TIL the East German border guard who escaped to West Germany during the contruction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 later hanged himself in his orchard
N7wQ TIL that in Nordic countries, the client, not the prostitute, is guilty of the crime.
GYLnQ TIL about the board game go. It was invented in Asia some 2500 years ago and has more possible board variations than atoms in the known universe. It is so exceedingly complex that it was only in 2016 that an AI defeated a human world champion (the chess world champion was defeated in 1997).
mxLnR TIL that the original South Park theme was recorded by funk metal band Primus