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TIL South Korean scientists successfully cloned a dog in 2011 that is still alive and healthy. Oh, they also genetically modified it so it can glow in the dark.

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8eNdG TIL that UC Berkeley offers a degree in "meme studies"
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l7OWa TIL about psoralen, a compound found naturally in foods such as parsley, celery, and citrus fruits. It increases the skin's sensitivity to sunlight and makes it more prone to sunburn
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N7g71 TIL that Neanderthals buried their dead, used bone tools before us and probably made the first cave paintings