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TIL the term "meme" was created by Richard Dawkins in 1976 as a shortened version of the Greek word mimeme, which means imitated thing.

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loWMG TIL about the movie C. R. A. Z. Y.. The director spent over 600,000 dollars (nearly 10% of the movie's budget) in acquiring the rights for songs made by bands such as Pink Floyd and Rolling Stones. The rights just for Rolling Stones' 'Symphaty for the Devil' were acquired at the price of $138,000.
kOoZ1 Octopuses are weird. This is not just because they look odd. It’s not because they’re disturbingly smart. It’s because they have a strange power. In April last year, researchers found octopuses — and some of their cuttlefish and squid cousins — regularly edit their RNA. This sets them apart from the rest of the animal world.
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0wr1L TIL: Burst fire firearms were introduced to the US Army as a means to conserve ammo. During the Vietnam War (less well trained) soldiers would commonly hold down the trigger until they ran out of ammo.