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TIL of streaking, a mechanical technique used to isolate a pure strain from a single species of microorganism

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X05kr TIL in many Indian religions, which include Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, idols (murti) are considered as symbolism for the absolute but not the Absolute Itself, or icons of spiritual ideas, or the embodiment of the Supreme. It is a means to focus one's religious pursuits and worship (bhakti).
x6jRg TIL that in 2011, George Michael came out of a coma speaking in a country western accent -- an instance of a rare but real neurological condition called foreign accent syndrome.
QJg06 The Space Power Facility, near Sandusky, Ohio, was central to many of Nasa's iconic missions
gXe9 TIL that the first U.S flag planted on the moon was knocked over by exhaust
8ayy4 TIL that the Goldfish Crackers inventor created them for his wife's birthday and in the shape of her astrological sign which is Pisces and is symbolized by 2 fish.