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TIL that the U.S. Army developed technology to “see” smells using color-changing chemical sensors that identify airborne molecules for rapid threat detection.

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vPDjK TIL that a giant panda named Ai Hin faked a pregnancy to receive extra food, air-conditioned housing, and round-the-clock care from zookeepers.
7rDJP TIL that after the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth, they were quarantined for 3 weeks in fear of "lunar plague".
8YMK TIL in 1975, a 15-year-old girl was beaten to death, with the primary suspects in the murder being Kennedy-Cousins Thomas and Michael Skakel. Although Michael Skakel was overheard in 1978 stating, “I’m going to get away with murder. I’m a Kennedy”, it was not until 2002 that he was convicted.
jGoR TIL a man bitten by a poisonous coral snake killed the reptile by biting off its head then used its skin as a tourniquet
rNrne TIL about Neal Goyal, former hedge fund manager, who was convicted for a $9M Ponzi scheme in 2015 and later wrote for Money magazine about his lessons on greed.