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TIL that there is a monument to laboratory mice at a university in Siberia. The mouse is wearing a lab coat and knitting a DNA double helix, symbolizing the gradual progress of DNA research.

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0dgrp TIL that certain types of medication can cause spontaneous/involuntary orgasms without any stimulation as one of the side effects.
l7xeV TIL about Australian Rules Football, a rugby-esque contact sport involving an oval ball. It's played by two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground.
4k416 TIL that the famous and often adapted 1932 novel "The Mutiny on the Bounty" is actually one book of 'The Bounty Trilogy,' 1933's 'Men Against the Sea' shows Bligh and others sailing for safety and 1934's 'Pitcairn's Island' is the story of the Mutineers' life in the South Pacific.
OGerL TIL Part of the land where the Pentagon sits today used to be a hemp farm
VBOwp TIL Diatomaceous earth is made from the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms. It is used in pest control to kill insects like bedbugs by absorbing the oils and fats from the insect's exoskeleton