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TIL scientists are debating whether to stop or tightly control research on “mirror life” — life built from reversed molecules that don’t exist in nature.

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QN0wM TIL that the 'vaquita' is currently the most endangered cetacean. There are presumably only 10 vaquita's left in the world.
BPdb TIL there was Chinese general who defended a town against 150,000 soldiers with only a lute and his reputation for being clever. He opened the gates and sat on the town wall playing the lute. The opposing general thought it was a trap and retreated.
wPW8 TIL after the 9/11 attacks, Clear Channel released a list of ‘questionable’ songs that it recommended that its subsidiaries 'might not want to play’. The list included all recorded songs by Rage Against the Machine
oR7YW TIL when Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who had a famously deep voice, quit smoking cigarettes at 77-years-old in 2012, he thought that his vocal range would become higher and improve. Instead, his voice became even lower.
JY1k1 TIL the 'Red Ring of Death' cost Microsoft $1.15 billion to provide repairs for Xbox 360 owners, to which the Microsoft CEO said, "Do it."