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TIL personal genomics company 23andMe has used customer genetic information to obtain a patent to test for propensity to develop Parkinson’s disease, and has also received a patent allowing parents to hand-pick genes for their children.

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e08gJ TIL in Texas schools students pledge allegiance to the Texas flag in addition to the United States flag
vPGAj TIL some Nigerians are paying to learn how to speak in a British accent.
v0MR TIL that when a hurricane is expected, Wal-Mart’s top-selling items are strawberry Pop-Tarts and beer
PYLJ TIL during the Chernobyl, three engineers volunteered to dive into a pool of radioactive hydrogen peroxide with no working flashlights and open a pipe to stop the reactor from exploding. They succeeded.
LDoV TIL Pedro Alonso López was convicted of Raping and Murdering 110 girls between the ages of 8 - 12 and confessed to killing over 300. He was convicted in 1983 and released in 1998. His whereabouts are unknown.