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TIL there is actually a species of genetically modified pig called “Enviropig”

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R7M88 TIL During WWII, Germans built fake airfields with fake wooden planes. Allies knew they were fake and dropped wooden bombs on them.
E1jvp TIL A UK study found that 1 in 6 deaths is caused by a 9–5 office lifestyle. Sitting for prolonged periods of can make you twice as likely to die prematurely
JYAg4 TIL of Arachne, a master weaver who challenged and beat Athena in a weaving competition, only to be turned into the first spider by Athena herself.
D1lee TIL The Muppets were featured on the first season of SNL but they got a poor reception and were fired. Jim Henson then created a new set of Muppets and and The Muppet Show, which was a take-off of SNL. It was a success.
DOng TIL Jesse James once gave a widow he was staying with $1400 to pay off a debt collector. He told her to give him the money and get a receipt. James then hid and waited for the debt collector to leave, and then robbed the man as he left the widow’s home.