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TIL According to his biography, Kim Jung-Il first picked up a golf club in 1994, at North Korea’s only golf course, and shot a 38-under par round that included no fewer than 11 holes in one. Satisfied with his performance, he reportedly immediately declared his retirement from the sport.

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6DRJ TIL Scientists have recently discovered repeating radio signals coming from a mysterious source well beyond the Milky Way. While one-off fast radio bursts (FRBs) have been detected in the past, this is the first time multiple signals have been detected coming from the same place in space.
PYKWn TIL there are microscopic living things in solid rock up to 7 km deep, called Endoliths. So little energy is available they undergo cell division once every 100 years, and some may only divide once every 10,000 years.
alXA TIL in 1927 the United States Supreme Court ruled to allow for the compulsory sterilization (for example, cutting of the fallopian tubes) of those deemed to be “unfit” and “feeble minded”. This decision was seen as a way to improve the human race by genetic selection.
GAvD7 TIL that the NHL played in every single season during the 2023-2024 year. Starting preseason on the first day of Fall on Sept 23rd 2023 and concluded on June 24th 2023 after the first day of Summer which was June 20th.
5VMEQ TIL about sodium dodecyl sulfate, a detergent developed in the late 60's and which revolutionized protein analysis, as it unfolds proteins and gives them the same shape and electric charge density. This later led to the development of a technique called SDS-PAGE, which separates proteins by mass.