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TIL about Le Passe-muraille which is French that loosely translates to The passer-through-walls. It’s based on a short story published by Marcel Aymé in 1941. The sculpture is a tribute about a man who can pass through walls-

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nWJKo TIL that in 2023, scientists discovered the first known species in which chimerism determines sex - the yellow crazy ant. The ant is invasive in many countries and is capable of a completely new type of sexual reproduction having previously never been seen before.
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