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TIL a European group is using back-breeding in attempts to re-introduce the aurochs, a forerunner of all modern cattle which has been extinct since 1627.

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nvkb TIL in 1934 Philo Farnsworth and RCA went to court to establish whose patent marked the beginning of TV broadcasting. In court, Farnsworth’s high school physics teacher testified that the boy, at 14 years old, first described to him the idea for a scanning tube, better known as a television.
jN4oa TIL that you shouldn't pre-wash dishes before putting them in the dishwasher; modern detergent is designed with enzymes that bind to food particles, so it works best against dirtier dishware. While you should remove large pieces of food, those who pre-wash dishes waste up to 6,000 gallons per year.
nejGY TIL that in the UK April Fools' Day ends at noon
Ypp0r TIL of the death of MI6 spy Gareth Williams. Who was found dead, locked inside a bag in the bath. Police ruled the cause of death was suicide despite no fingerprints or DNA being found. A former KGB agent has since said he was killed by Russian hitmen after refusing to become a double agent.
7rOEZ TIL that a skeleton from 7150 BC found in an English cave was a DNA match for a history teacher living nearby