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TIL that scientists actually answered the "chicken or the egg" question

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b9V1N TIL a large lunar rock nicknamed Big Bertha, found by Apollo 14 astronauts, is likely a terrestial meteorite. It bears remarkable similarity to zircon found on Earth and dissimilarity to other lunar samples. It is also the third largest lunar rock sample retrieved, measuring at 8.998 kilograms.
8a16Z TIL that police playing paintball further delayed the transition of a mental institution into a civil war museum in West Virginia.
8A1a TIL whilst Harrison Ford was fitting a door for Francis Ford Coppola a studio executive asked the handyman to take a break and read lines with actresses who were testing for a new film. The film was Star Wars.
E1jOV TIL that turkeys will attack or attempt to dominate humans they view as subordinate
MeYx0 TIL that Roman Catholicism is the state religion of Costa Rica.