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TIL that the person who discovered the double-helix structure of DNA was Francis Crick, who was high on LSD when he deduced it.

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KJEE TIL in WWII the Japanese sent over 9000 “Fire Balloons”, carrying varying payloads of bombs across the pacific to the United States through the use of a jet stream. An estimated 900 of these balloons are believed to have reached North America.
PY0lw TIL that Roxie Roker (Helen on "The Jeffersons") is Lenny Kravitz's mother
XLNP TIL The Louisiana state bar exam is 22.5 hours long
4Y9b TIL that the name of a flock of ravens is “an unkindness of ravens” or a “Conspiracy of ravens”.
Qrye TIL there was a Roman Emperor named Pupienus, pronounced “Poopy Anus.”