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TIL that Mitochondria within cells originated from parasitic bacteria

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N7NQJ TIL from 1935-1964 in the US all liquor bottles were required to have the phrase “Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this bottle”. This was done in an effort to discourage the reuse of empty bottles for selling moonshine, the sale of which was very common during the Prohibition era.
LkPX9 TIL of Tyson Steele, a man who accidentally burned his cabin down and then survived three weeks stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with little food and in sub-zero temperatures. "I'm not exactly trained, I've just always been in the outdoors," he said. "Watched a lot of YouTube videos".
6V9l TIL Nick Cave wrote a script for a Gladiator sequel in which Maximus fights Roman gods in the afterlife, is reincarnated, defends early Christians, and ultimately lives forever. Eventually leading tanks in the second world war and even working in the modern-day Pentagon.
J11Ml TIL Beyonce's clothing line made to "support & inspire women" was made by women in sweat shops earning $6.10 per day
mx7Nx TIL: Shrek was a book (1990) before it was a movie (2001)