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TIL when Google built a neural network and connected it to YouTube, it spontaneously taught itself to recognize cats with 74.8% accuracy.

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yQwp8 TIL that scientists at South China Agricultural University successfully engineered piglets that glow green under black light using jellyfish DNA
d8MGd TIL that If an American wants to visit Canada but has ever committed an act that could be considered an indictable offense in Canada, they may be classified as criminally inadmissible. This can include Driving under the influence. The Canadian border has full access to the FBI criminal database
woEb6 TIL dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust
N7eme TIL a man from China bought a first class ticket which came with access to a VIP lounge that had free food. He rescheduled over 300 times in a year to enjoy over 300 free meals. When investigated, he canceled the ticket and got a full refund
QN8w6 TIL Metallica played a concert in Antarctica to an audience of scientists, thus becoming the first musical act to play on all seven continents.