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TIL meteorites that fell on the early Earth brought reduced phosphorus to the planet. This allowed oxidation to phosphates, thus providing a mechanism for the generation of DNA and RNA.

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OlPR TIL that if you travel at 99% the speed of light away from the sun, the light from the sun would still pass by you at the speed of light relative to you.
XbmQ TIL of British fighter pilot Robert Stanford Tuck. After forcing a German bomber to jettison its payload in the countryside instead of over a city, it caught the corner of an Army training camp, killing one man. His sister’s Husband.
QJWXL TIL that that Hitler and all his cronies paraded around in Mercedes Benz cars ignorant of the fact that they were named after a Jewish girl: Mercedes Jellinek
5YYXD TIL of the Davy Crockett - a cold war recoilless infantry mini-nuke.
N74rE TIL when Jim Carrey played Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon he was method acting. He did such a good job that when Andy Kaufman's sister visited the set, she believed Jim Carrey was a "vessel" which allowed Andy to communicate from beyond the grave and talk to his sister.