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TIL that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

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nWa5G TIL about the ghost ship Sachem, which started as a world class yacht in NYC, became a warship in WW1, transported Thomas Edison for wartime experiments, and eventually became a pleasure ship again before becoming stuck in a small creek in Kentucky where it sits today.
W1dY TIL Star Trek’s Scotty, James Doohan, was a CDN soldier who landed on Juno Beach, killed two snipers and cleared a minefield before even getting off the beachhead.
QJbNa TIL That in 1889 a postcard was sent from Australia to Scotland and didn't arrive until 2001 - 112 years late
ANkD4 TIL that the highest grossing film theatrically is about humanity getting their ass kicked out by an alien species while the second highest is about an alien species getting their ass kicked out by humanity.
l5dr TIL During WWII there was a scheme to make Hitler more docile by lacing his food with hormone oestrogen.