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TIL two Chicago men once tried to rob a restaurant with a squirt gun, but the owner told them he was too busy right now and to come back in an hour. They did. And the police were waiting for them.

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rNAb4 TIL that scientists created a 60 year long experiment in Siberia, selectively breeding wild foxes who showed friendly traits. 40 generations later they were as friendly as dogs!
XEppD TIL that scientists are working to confirm an 80 year old theory that you can turn light into matter by creating a "photon-photon collider" using existing technology to demonstrate the process.
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