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TIL the homochirality of biological molecules is exclusively a feature of life on Earth. Extraterrestrial samples contain largely racemic compounds, and common organic syntheses always yield racemic mixtures. It is not known to science why that is the case.

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YbRW TIL a man avoided human contact for 27 years in the Maine wilderness. He committed more than 1000 burglaries, and faded into myth and legend. When asked if he was happy he replied “ No, I’m content. They’re two different things.”
EE97 TIL in 1987 a Chicago tv station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that showed a man in mask being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major tv broadcast without getting caught
6jAJ TIL in 2012, Mars Inc. (which makes Twix) announced a 250 calorie cap on all single-serve confectionary by the end of 2013. The result is that many of their products have now been downsized to meet these requirements. Twix have been cut down from 58g to 50g, marking a 14 per cent reduction
Knwa TIL that the first woman to serve in the US senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton in 1922. She was 87 and served for only one day. She championed prison reform, women’s rights, and education. She was the last member of Congress to have owned slaves, was a white supremacist and openly supported lynching.
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