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TIL That Optical tweezers exist and are capable of holding single molecules for study

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wLbo7 TIL that prehistoric, tree-like, giant cucumbers still exist on the island of Socotra. It is the only place on earth they still survive, and are facing extinction due to human encroachment.
KeWa TIL Eight people used Muhammad Ali’s legendary fight as a diversion to break into an FBI office. The stolen documents expose FBI of doing illegal surveillance
EgVVd TIL the video game company SEGA gets it’s name from SErvice GAmes of Japan, a company that they bought.
XEDbD TIL according to the FDA, most store-bought honey is adulterated with cheaper ingredients that are not honey.
BgQ9d TIL that the author of "The Last Ringbearer", a retelling of "Lord of the Rings" from Mordor's point of view, also wrote "The Gospel of Afranius", a retelling of the New Testament from an atheistic point of view