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TIL There are no more WWI veterans left

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ANLDw TIL in 2020, it was announced that AlphaFold, a neural network based on DeepMind AI, can predict a protein's final shape based solely on its amino-acid chain with an accuracy of 90%. Predicting the structure of a polypeptide from its sequence is considered of the greatest challenges in biology.
m1a6y TIL of a Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement fighting for nation sovereignty. Some independence groups are asking for compensation for the overthrow of the Hawaiian Queen and subsequent military occupation.
9YAZM TIL about serial killer Robert Hansen who would kidnap women, then release them in the woods in Alaska and hunt them with a rifle and knife
b9DNQ TIL that the same Klan group who lost the fight against the Lumbee also lost a firefight to a group of black WWII veterans who were protecting the house of one of the Klan's targets.
Eglw TIL Suspended animation is a surgical technique in which the patient’s body temperature is lowered to about 55F (18C) causing breathing and blood flow to halt. At this point the surgeon has ~45min to operate before any brain damage occurs.