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TIL that scientists can store movies, photos and even an entire operating system in strands of DNA

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pAjQ TIL that renowned theoretical physicist David Bohm was not allowed to defend, or even write his own doctoral thesis because he didn’t have the security clearence
Ypjxr TIL in 1996, a patient with gender dysphoria was successfully treated using pimozide
vPZ7R TIL Cap'n Crunch did not achieve the rank of Captain until 2023.
Br9GK TIL about the Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine, which was giving out random cans of soda most of which were discontinued decades ago, or were not available in US. Machine operated up until June 2018
rb6W TIL the Earth’s mantle is so extremely viscous that it takes at least 50 million years to complete a convection circuit. The mantle has only moved an average of 18 feet since the pyramids were built