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TIL players of an online game called Foldit resolved the structure of an enzyme in just three weeks.

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yVodw TIL the emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was attacked by rabbits and forced to retreat. In 1807, after signing a treaty, he proposed a rabbit hunt with his men for which, his chief of staff collected over 3000 bunnies. When the hunt began, the rabbits charged towards him and his men in a vicious attack.
V0gQ TIL that in May of 2012, Florida Judge James Daniel denied Marissa Alexander protection under Stand Your Ground Laws and sentenced her to 20-years in prison for firing warning shots at her allegedly abusive husband, against whom she had already taken out a protective order.
7r7jr TIL a study done in 2020 found Americans are the unhappiest they have been in nearly 50 years. Only 14% of American adults say they're happy, down from 31% in 2018.
kJVee TIL About USS The Sullivans - The first ship in the Navy named after more than one person. It was named after 5 brothers who were killed when their ship was torpedoed in WWII, an event that led to the policy portrayed in Saving Private Ryan. USS The Sullivans itself sunk in 2022 as a museum ship.
8aWn8 TIL that when Germany invaded Belgium in World War I, King Albert I took personal command of the Belgian Army. He led his army for 4 years, fighting alongside his troops, while his wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front. His 12 year-old son, the Crown Prince, also fought in the ranks