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TIL that scientists at South China Agricultural University successfully engineered piglets that glow green under black light using jellyfish DNA

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oRlr7 TIL of Deborah Sampson. She was a woman from Massachusetts who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After her sex was revealed in 1783 she was honorably discharged at West Point.
pYJ5N TIL that in The Shawshank Redemption, when Morgan Freeman’s character is asked “why do they call you Red?” and he responds with “maybe it’s because I’m Irish”.
4krP5 TIL that 34% of tourists to the UK come to visit the sets of their favourite TV show in a form of holidaying known as "set-jetting".
ADLWB TIL when you pay off your loans (student, installment, auto etc.), your credit score may drop significantly
DVWV TIL Irene Bergman is the oldest woman on Wall Street at 100 years old she’s still managing money for clients