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TIL Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland in 1946

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0bGR TIL The Murchison meteorite that crashed in Australia contains uracil and xanthine (guanine derivative) nucleobases (DNA components) that were proven to be of non-Earth origin/contamination due to the amount of carbon-13.
OxyY TIL Russia has laws to fine parents for “failing to perform parental duties for raising minors” if their kids act up.
Z8ewD TIL in the Sum 41 music video for "Pieces", a letter fell off the label of a truck for it to say "the perfect lie". It was unintended, but since it fit with the theme of the song, they decided to keep it.
x6Vm7 TIL that every major thing The Beatles did happened in a time span of less than nine years. The band played its first show at The Cavern Club in February 1961, and John Lennon informed the band that he would quit in September 1969.
KOREa TIL the 1969 movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" was nominated for a total of 9 Oscars including directing, screenplay, editing, music and 3 out of 4 acting awards. Yet, it somehow wasn't nominated for Best Picture. It still holds the record for most nominations without one for Best Picture.