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TIL search and rescue dog Trakr, who found the last survivor 27 hours after the 9/11 attacks, was successfully cloned in 2009. The five puppies produced then went on to be trained as search and rescue dogs

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ZQEo TIL One of the political parties in Switzerland is called the ‘Anti-Powerpoint Party’. Its singular aim is to prohibit the use of Powerpoint in office presentations.
GDD5 TIL that since the reinstitution of the death penalty, 143 prisoners have waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out. Four states (Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon, and Pennsylvania) have executed only volunteers so far.
aK7b TIL Gordon Ramsay set up a business inside a London prison which allows prisoners how bake goods which are sold on the outside, providing the prison with financial support and giving the prisoners the culinary skills and work experience they need in order to get honest work after their sentence.
lgna TIL Thai Police Officers who are guilty of committing minor transgressions such as coming late or parking at the wrong spot have to wear a bright pink HELLO KITTY armband for several days as punishment.
QJeMd TIL the world's largest known sponge was discovered off the coast of Hawaii. The animal is an unidentified genus of sponge with a bluish-white color and brain-like appearance, around the size of a minivan.