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TIL that 2g of DNA could hold all digitally stored information in the world

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ENw7 TIL that seven states in the US ban atheists from holding public office. Which is unconstitutional, but still on the books.
rNYk1 TIL That John Lennon became an activist because Paul McCartney talked to Bertrand Russell about the vietnam war.
Egb0 TIL that Liam Neeson used to be a school teacher and punched a student in the face for pulling a knife on him.
grjbD TIL for several months, the residents of the Italian town of Vastogirardi have had the tires of their cars mysteriously punctured. What was originally thought to have been mafia intimidation was revealed to have been the work of a local dog with gingivitis gnawing on the tires.
EgWZx TIL that every living former President of the South Korea has served, or is currently serving, a prison sentence.