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TIL hydrogen cyanide, more commonly know as Zyklon B, has been detected in the interstellar medium (space) and in the atmospheres of red giants.

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EgWyp TIL that Harry Burn, a young state rep, cast Tennessee's deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment regarding women's suffrage after he got a letter from his mother reminding him to "be a good boy." The amendment cld not become law without ratification by a min. of 36 states. Tennessee was the 36th.
KYXOw TIL that literally, humans cannot perform autopsies on other species. Autopsies are performed by humans on humans. "Necropsies" are performed by humans on other species.
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