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eXOk TIL that the Nuremberg Principals state that simply following the orders of your government does not excuse you from the consequences of violating international law
agw0 TIL we have a photograph of a man who fought in the Revolutionary War
5YDeB TIL a newly crafted DNA base pair, an unnatural base pair (UBP), has been used to create a semi-synthetic organism that can make amino acids and proteins not otherwise found in nature
ZPDa TIL that Garth Brooks is one of the last hold out big-name musicians refusing to put his music on iTunes because he disagrees with Apple’s approach to selling music. He will only make his back catalog of hits and his new music available for download on his own website.
op0o TIL the $614 billion bailout has been completely repaid and the US government has made over $50 billion profit from dividends and interest to date.