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TIL scientists have made microparticles of twisted spikes out of cysteine, arranged into a ball a few microns across, more complex than what is found in nature. It is capable of absorbing UV energy and transforming it into circularly polarized visible light through quantum mechanical interactions.

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XEgej TIL Ancient Egyptians loved board games and a well-known Bronze Age game which was invented in Egypt 4,000 years ago had one player choose Hounds pegs the other Jackals pegs. Carved out of Ivory the game was found in Mesopotamia, Israel, Syria, Iran, Azerbaijan, Levant and the Mediterranean.
ayy0 TIL that in preparation for a state visit by Nicolae Ceausescu, Elizabeth II ordered the guest rooms of Buckingham Palace be stripped of valuables for fears that they’d be stolen. She later described the visit as the worst three days of her life
dDmJE TIL that if you detect a mass in your testicles, doctor informed you can take an at home pregnancy test and if it comes back positive, you may have testicular cancer.
GLDQ TIL that in 1986, 1.5 million ballons were released over Cleveland, causing 2 deaths and millions in damages through lawsuits.
5dyk TIL in 1951 in a Disney comic titled ‘Mickey Mouse and the Medicine Man’ Mickey and Goofy get high and move to Africa to become drug dealers