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TIL depression can and has been transferred from humans to mice through gut microbiome

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6WYZ TIL reindeer eyes switch from gold in summer to deep blue in winter
a8gW9 TIL that dingos are considered by many to be a distinct species, Canis dingo. Making it the only native terrestrial animal in the order Carnivora.
wLvgP TIL about John Morrissey, who went from being a famous gambler during the Gold Rush to a heavyweight boxing champ to the boss of the Irish mob to a New York senator to Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall, which basically controlled NY politics for the Gilded Age, all before dying at 47 years old.
mgnM TIL the United States and Russia signed a treaty in 1967 agreeing not to nuke the Moon
5YZDn TIL that Cicero delivered such a devastating initial speech as the prosecutor of Gaius Verres' trial, Verres' own defense advocate could only recommend he fled Rome.